Alay Bazaar — Attraction in Tashkent

Alay dekhkan bazaar in Tashkent is one of the oldest and most popular markets in the city. Its name comes from the name of the local mountain Oloy, located on the territory of the Great Silk Road, going from East Turkestan through the Fergana Valley. According to the second version, the name comes from the Türkic word “alai”, meaning “soldier”, since the market was once located in the immediate vicinity of the soldiers' settlements and traded on it, mainly, things necessary for the soldiers.

History The first mentions of the emergence of a spontaneous market in the vicinity of Mount Oloy date back to the 12th – 13th centuries. Until the 19th century, local residents living nearby, Kazakhs and Uzbeks, Tajiks and Kirghiz, conducted their trade here. They sold a variety of handicrafts - silk fabrics and pottery, as well as spices, vegetables and fruits, and even livestock. At this time, settlements began to appear around the Alai market, which had become popular, and gradually it became one of the most prestigious places of trade in Uzbekistan, thanks, among other things, to its location between the Old City and the new districts...

This is a market in the Oloy district. There is a large dome-shaped sales area near the main street, and behind it is a market under a large roof.

There are many vegetables, fruits, and spices at the stalls. The products look very nice and are displayed neatly. Many of them are wrapped in plastic.

There are also many restaurants, and I had lagman. By the way, there was no beer.

The renovated [BAXT-NAZIR Мясные И Молочные Продукты] is excellent, and on the first floor they sell cheap sweets and drinks, and the sweets and juices were quite delicious. They also have coffee, but it looks like it's been roasted a long time, so take a closer look.

The toilets...

A lot smaller and manageable than the Chorsu Market. It as a tourist, you still pretty much get what you want like dried fruits and nuts and Uzbek souvenirs like Suzani, wood carvings ceramics etc. Locals told me that it’s a market for the rich so prices maybe a bit higher but quality is better too. Did not do detail price comparison but found it to be reasonable compared to local supermarkets. The place...