Shota Rustaveli Street, Tashkent

Shota Rustaveli street (Uzbek: Shota Rustaveli ko'chasi, Шота Руставели кўчаси) is one of the central streets of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The length of the street is approximately estimated to be 6.5 kilometers long and during the Middle age times, the street was the linking road between Tashkent and Samarkand. In the past, "Shota Rustaveli" street was called as the "Zangiota street" (Uzbek: Zangiota) and "Summer house street"(Uzbek: Dala hovli).[1][2]

Shota Rustaveli memorial in Uzbekistan

Shota Rustaveli Street
Native name"Shota Rustaveli ko'chasi"
Former name(s)"Zangiota street", "Summer house street"
Part ofYakkasaray district
Length6.5 km (4.0 mi)6,500 m (21,300 ft)
LocationTashkent, Uzbekistan
Southof Tashkent city
Other
Known forMonuments

History

“Shota Rustaveli street" was first established under the name of "Summer house street" of Russian Empire in the second half of the 19th century. When it was first opened, the street was the passage to the Turkistan garden, after some years "Shota Rustaveli street" was renamed as the "Zangiota street". However, in the year of 1938 it was renamed to its current name and was called as the "Shota Rustaveli street", under the name of Georgian poet and writer, Shota Rustaveli. After the late 1930s the government started constructing new and modern buildings.[3][4] After the Independence of Republic of Uzbekistan, the big part of the city, which was about 4 kilometers long it was renamed after the name of Uzbek poet Usman Nasir in the year of 1991. However, after the year of 2000 it was renamed back to its old name, and was called as the "Shota Rustaveli street".[5]

Constructions

“Shota Rustaveli street" plays essential role in the beauty, in social-economic impact and cultural life of Tashkent city. There are number of essential building and constructions which serve to the local people, and they are: “Babur park", "Grand Mir hotel",[6] "Tashkent region court", "Building of International fund of saving the Aral sea",[7] "Embassy of Switzerland",[8] "Saodat" trading center[9] and many other companies.[10] In 1987 Uzbek government has set the monument for the Shota Rustaveli which was made by R.Nemirovski, who was a professional sculptor. After the independence of Uzbekistan the monument for the Russian people poet Alexander Pushkin was replaced to the "Shota Rustaveli street" too.

Monument for the Alexander Pushkin at Shota Rustaveli street

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Location
Shota Rustaveli street in Tashkent

“Shota Rustaveli street" is located in the southern part of Tashkent, and it links many big and main streets of Tashkent city, which are: “Shakhrizabz street” and “YangiSergeliyo’li street”. “Shota Rustaveli street” in under the municipal of Yakkasaray district of Tashkent.[12]

Transport

Thousands of people pass away from "Shota Rustaveli street" daily, and the transportation is essential system of the street. There are number of busses and bus-taxis which pass through the "Shota Rustaveli street", and they are given as follows:

  • Busses: 2, 12, 18, 33, 38, 40, 48, 57, 58, 69, 80, 81, 90, 98, 131, 134, 135[13]
  • Bus-taxis: 12I, 71, 88, 98.

References
  1. Tashkent: encyclopedy 2009, p. 656.
  2. Information about the street kartalogiya.ru Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  3. Tashkent: encyclopedy 1999, p. 399.
  4. Renaming the streets in Tashkent (2009 year) legal-force.uz Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  5. Renaming the streets of Tashkent in the year of 2014 goldenpages.uz Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  6. Business map of Tashkent mg.uz Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  7. Official web site of the fund Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  8. Golden Business page goldenpages.uz Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  9. Google Maps Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  10. Business card of Tashkent mg.uz Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  11. Business card of Tashkent mg.uz Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  12. Shota Rustaveli street mg.uz Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  13. Business card of Tashkent mg.uz Retrieved 2016-04-03.
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