Wandering The Navoi Central Market

Time to shop Navoi. The big, main market in town is classic Uzbek. It's a sprawling complex of stalls, shops, carts, food, dry goods, cheap hardware. Big box retail before the chains.

Grand entrance.

See the laughing woman at stall 238 for good non bread. Then, go grab some traditional carrot salad by the cupful.

The center of the covered complex. Lonely cart.

Onions are in. All of them. "Psst. We give them piles of these things and only get scratch back. Strike!"

Portrait of a butcher with an axe. Pose however you wish.

Islamic Sites In Navoi, Uzbekistan

Navoi is a city in central Uzbekistan, a sort of gateway to the Kyzylkum desert. The town is a bit of an outpost. There are a couple of small attractions worth a visit, classic Islamic "M"s, a mausoleum and a mosque.

Here's the small, kind of adorable Mir-Said Bakhrom Mausoleum. Bakhrom was a scholar, cleric, all around Muslim bigwig way back in the 11th century. The mausoleum is the smallest one in Uzbekistan.

Simple, understated grave. Bonus room, a mosque.

Moving on to the 16th century, there's a classic mosque, named for the revered teacher, Qosim Sheikh Jameh. Traditional architecture using tan brick, blue tile,  a central dome.

Lovely restored blue and white interior. Be sure to check the clocks for the next prayer time.

Quiet day, one worshipper.