Museum of Victims of Political Repression

The Museum of Victims of Political Repression in Tashkent is a museum which tells the history of during the political repression in the Soviet Union, in particular that of the people killed at that time.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: memorial site in Uzebekistan
  • Also known as: “Museum of Victims of Political Repression in Tashkent” and “State Museum of Victims of Repression in Tashkent”
  • Postal code: 100000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tashkent Tower and Cathedral Mosque Mirza Yusuf.

Scenic viewpoint
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The Tashkent Television Tower is a 375-metre-high tower, located in , and is the twelfth tallest tower in the world. Construction started in 1978. is situated 330 metres southwest of Museum of Victims of Political Repression.

Mosque
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is situated 1 km southeast of Museum of Victims of Political Repression.

Metro station
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Shahriston is a station of the Tashkent Metro on Yunusobod Line. It was opened on 24 October 2001 as part of the inaugural section of the line, between Ming O‘rik and Habib Abdullayev. is situated 680 metres north of Museum of Victims of Political Repression.

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. is situated 5 km southwest of Museum of Victims of Political Repression.

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 6 km northeast of Museum of Victims of Political Repression.

Museum of Victims of Political Repression

Latitude
41.34698° or 41° 20′ 49″ north
Longitude
69.2882° or 69° 17′ 18″ east
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In Other Languages

From German to Uzbek—“Museum of Victims of Political Repression” goes by many names.
  • German: “Gedenkstätte für die Opfer von Unterdrückung”
  • German: “Museum der Repressionsopfer”
  • German: “Qatagʻon qurbonlari xotirasi muzeyi”
  • Japanese: “抑圧犠牲者の博物館”
  • Persian: “موزه قربانیان سرکوب سیاسی در تاشکند”
  • Russian: “Государственный музей Памяти жертв репрессий”
  • Russian: “Музей памяти жертв репрессий”
  • Uzbek: “Qatagʻon qurbonlari xotirasi davlat muzeyi”
  • Uzbek: “Qatagʻon qurbonlari xotirasi muzeyi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alley of memory of martyrs and repressed and Shodlik nikoh uyi.

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