ウズベキスタンの天然記念物・トップ10

This hiking trail was named Taubenschlucht (Pigeon Gorge) because many pigeons used to live here, whose droppings people used as fertilizer.

The Great Chimgon is 3,327 meters high, and the Little Chimgon is 2,210 meters high. Those who wish can make the ascent with a guide. However, the Great Chimgon is only climbed to a height of 3,309 meters; those who want to climb further require mountaineering equipment and experience.

Unfortunately it's not signposted but if you walk the path there it's simply incredible, there are no words to describe it.

Here you can find information about the water supply of Buckhara. In one of the chambers there is a spring well. According to legend, Job used a staff to cut a spring out of a rock, which is where the mausoleum gets its name from. The water that you can drink here is said to have healing powers.

Ayaz Kale is a group of mud fortresses in Khorezm. The complex is located on the edge of the Kyzylkum Desert about 70 km from Urgench and consists of three fortresses; a lower, middle and upper fortress. Built to protect the local population from raids by nomads between the 4th century BC and the 7th century AD, the upper fortress is the oldest. The fortresses have been uninhabited for about 1300 years. They were rediscovered and excavated by the archaeologist Tolstov (Russian) around 1940.

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The complex is located on the edge of the Kyzylkum Desert about 70 km from Urgench and consists of three fortresses; a lower, middle and upper fortress. The middle and upper fortresses are located on natural elevations. They were built between the 4th century BC and the 7th century AD, with the upper fortress being the oldest. They served to protect the local population from raids by nomads. At that time there was an oasis in their immediate vicinity. The fortresses have been uninhabited for about 1300 years. In the 1940s they were rediscovered and uncovered by the archaeologist Sergei Pavlovich Tolstov. (Wikipedia)

According to legend, the cypress was planted by soldiers of Alexander the Great, i.e. 2,500 years ago. Estimates suggest at least 1,500 years ago. Its trunk circumference is 24 meters.