Fergana Valley
Ferghana - the center of silk production in Central Asia Having passed to the city of Angren, our path lies in the spurs of the western Tien Shan along the Angren River, where we climb the Kamchik pass 2200 meters high along the mountain serpentine and descend into the Ferghana Valley. On the banks of the Syrdarya River, we stop at a local teahouse, where we can taste freshly caught river fish. Trip to Rishtan ceramic center. Master classes by Sharofiddin Yusupov, Alisher Nazirov, Rustam Usmanov will help you touch the age-old secrets of the Kulls. You will be told how to create a brilliant glaze "ishkor" from hand-picked herbs "kirk-tugun", they will teach you how to sculpt on a potter's wheel with a foot drive, or maybe the master will allow you to paint with natural paints. own lyagan. Then we arrive in Fergana. Overnight in Fergana.
Kokand
We leave for the city of Kokand (20 km from Fergana). You will visit the Palace of Khudoyar Khan Urda - built in the 19th century, this is a functioning museum. Examine the ceiling of the throne room. On the Yangi Chorsu square, near the Norbuta-biy madrasah, there are many teahouses where you can have a delicious meal. Walking along Istiklol Street, you will find little Europe: the house of the industrialist Vadyaev and the cotton exchange, which today houses the mayor's office; Russian-Asian Bank - today Agrobank; home of the cotton magnate Poteliahov, now the city telegraph. Kokand was the capital of trade and cotton production in Asia and Transcaucasia, large European and Russian trading houses had their offices here. Many of their buildings have survived to this day. But next to the former Shark Hotel there is a kiosk from the 60s of the last century, where you will be prepared real soda in a faceted glass.
Chust
Transfer to Chust (70 km). You will visit the knife-making quarter. In the workshop of usto Rakhimjon Ubaidullaev, you will be told not only about the secrets of making, but mainly about what knives are and how to handle them. And for collectors - a direct road to the only remaining master of Kokand (according to legend, it was here that the blacksmith center of Asia was located) - Khasanjon Umarov. You will also visit a duppy workshop, a doll making workshop, a weaving workshop and a wood carving workshop.
Margilan
Moving to Margilan (90km) Ahmad-Khoja Madrasah - a museum complex with workshops (crafts center) Silk-weaving factory "Yodgorlik". .
Kuntepa Market. This is a real Uzbek bazaar, wild, chaotic, exciting, claustrophobic, and there is a lot to buy.
Trip to Rishtan ceramic center. Master classes by Sharofiddin Yusupov, Alisher Nazirov, Rustam Usmanov will help you touch the age-old secrets of the Kulls. You will be told how to create a brilliant glaze "ishkor" from hand-picked herbs "kirk-tugun", they will teach you how to sculpt on a potter's wheel with a foot drive, or maybe the master will allow you to paint with natural paints. own lyagan. master class Ok Yer village - visit to the workshop for the production of woolen carpets Gafurov Bakhromjon
