Urgut Market

Interesting market for more local experience

Went on a Sunday using a taxi driver from Samarkand. Took about 45 mins and a nice drive. It was very busy with locals and was great to see the different people attending and the things being sold. Ar...

Even those who have seen or will see the Siyob bazar in Samarkand will experience something different in Urgut

We visited the Urgut bazaar on a weekday, although we were aware that the busiest days are Wednesdays and Sundays. Even so, we found the bazaar far from empty of people. Only a number of stalls were ...

Pretty good on Wednesdays but best on Sundays

Sunday’s are much better as people work in different jobs during the week and come open their shops on Sunday for some suzani seekers. That said it wasn’t too bad on Wednesday as there weren’t any to...

Little bit disappointing

We took a shared cab to go there (see the Google Map pin to know where to find one ; most taxis to Urgut are waiting there). It cost us 15000 sums per person and it took 45 minutes. To go back to Sama...

Fun, but better shopping elsewhere

A huge market mostly targeted at locals. It was fun to be befriended by so many people who wanted to chat. If you want to feel like a local, including very simple street food, this place is for you....