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Independence Square

Independence Square is a central square of , .
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Tashkent
  • Also known as: “Mustaqillik Maydoni”, “Красная площадь”, and “Площадь Ленина”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace Romanov and Pakhtakor Central Stadium.

Photo: Jamshid Nurkulov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Romanov Palace, located in , , was built in 1891 according to the design of architect V.S Geintselman and A.L. Benois for Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich, who had been exiled to the outskirts of the empire in the Turkestan region. is situated 290 metres southeast of Independence Square.

Stadium
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The is a multi-purpose stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It is one of the main stadiums in Uzbekistan, located in the center of Tashkent, in Shaykhantahur District. is situated 600 metres west of Independence Square.

Museum
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The , previously known as the National Museum of Turkestan, was founded in 1876. It is located in . Formerly known as the Lenin Museum, the History Museum of Uzbekistan has since been renovated and more exhibits have been added. is situated 450 metres south of Independence Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tashkent and ‘Tashkent City’. business center.

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is the capital and largest city of , with a population of just over 3 million in 2024. It was an ancient city on the Silk Road, the network of trading routes between China and Europe, but what you see now is mostly modern - it was wrecked by an earthquake in 1966 and rebuilt in Soviet style, with humdrum medium-raise lining interminable boulevards.

Neighborhood
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Tashkent City is a business center under construction in . Located in the district, between Alisher Navoi Avenue, Olmazor, Furkat streets and Islam Karimov Avenue.

Town
is a town in , . It is part of . In 1989, the town had a population of 25,521. The town is home to the Inter Rohat Brewery. is situated 10 km northeast of Independence Square.

Independence Square

Latitude
41.31539° or 41° 18′ 55″ north
Longitude
69.26744° or 69° 16′ 3″ east
Open location code
8JHF8788+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1857704645
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q3390317
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Western Panjabi—“Independence Square” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Мөстәҡиллек майҙаны”
  • Czech: “Mustaqillik Maydoni”
  • Czech: “náměstí Nezávislosti”
  • Dutch: “Mustaqillik Maydoni”
  • French: “Place de l’indépendance (Tachkent)”
  • French: “place de l’Indépendance”
  • French: “Place de l’Indépendance”
  • German: “Mustaqillik Maydoni”
  • Japanese: “独立広場”
  • Korean: “독립광장”
  • Polish: “Plac Niepodległości w Taszkencie”
  • Russian: “Мустакиллик”
  • Russian: “Площадь имени В. И. Ленина (Ташкент)”
  • Russian: “площадь Мустакилик”
  • Russian: “площадь Мустакиллик”
  • Russian: “Площадь Мустакиллик”
  • Russian: “площадь Независимости”
  • Tatar: “Мөстәкыйльлек мәйданы”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Мустакіллік (Ташкент)”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Мустакіллік”
  • Urdu: “مستقیلک میدان”
  • Uzbek: “Mustaqillik maydoni”
  • Uzbek: “Mustaqillik Maydoni”
  • Western Panjabi: “مستقیلک میدان”

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