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Old photos of Kokand

84 photographs of Kokand, from 1868 to 2025 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

Camel caravan with cotton in 1868 — Kokand Khanate. City of Kokand. Palace of Said Khudoyar Khan, with Soldiers of the Kokand Khan's Army Standing Outside the Entrance, and a Russian Officer Standing in the Center 1868 Camel caravan with cotton in 2012 — Courtyard of Khan's Palace - Kokand - Uzbekistan 2012
Then and now: Camel caravan with cotton, 1868 vs 2012
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What the photos show

The 84 photographs of Kokand on PlaceWas span 5 decades, from 1868 to 2025. 5 of them were taken before 1980; the other 79 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.17 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.84 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Kokand through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Dakhma i Chokhon, Kokand — photos through time
Dakhma i Chokhon 8 photos · 2023–2024
Camel caravan with cotton, Kokand — photos through time
Camel caravan with cotton 7 photos · 1868–2012
Xudoyorxon oʻrdasi. Kechki koʻrinishi, Kokand — photos through time
Xudoyorxon oʻrdasi. Kechki koʻrinishi 6 photos · 2023–2024
Palace of Khudayar Khan, Kokand — photos through time
Palace of Khudayar Khan 6 photos · 2023–2025
Modarixon maqbarasi. Gumbazning ichki koʻrinishi, Kokand — photos through time
Modarixon maqbarasi. Gumbazning ichki koʻrinishi 5 photos · 2023–2024
Kraft brothers house 1, Kokand — photos through time
Kraft brothers house 1 4 photos · 2023
Miyon hazrat madrasasi. Minora, Kokand — photos through time
Miyon hazrat madrasasi. Minora 4 photos · 2024
Dasturxonchi madrasasi, hovli va ayvon, Kokand — photos through time
Dasturxonchi madrasasi, hovli va ayvon 3 photos · 2024
Jome’ masjidi minorasi, Kokand — photos through time
Jome’ masjidi minorasi 3 photos · 2023
Amin Beg Madrassah, Kokand (495828), Kokand — photos through time
Amin Beg Madrassah, Kokand (495828) 2 photos · 2004
Khonakhan Mosque, Margilan (496142), Kokand — photos through time
Khonakhan Mosque, Margilan (496142) 2 photos · 2004
Khudayar Khan Palace, Kokand (495598), Kokand — photos through time
Khudayar Khan Palace, Kokand (495598) 2 photos · 2004
Mandalaki uyi, Kokand — photos through time
Mandalaki uyi 2 photos · 2023
Miyon hazrat madrasasi, Kokand — photos through time
Miyon hazrat madrasasi 2 photos · 2024
Norboʻtabek madrasasi, Kokand — photos through time
Norboʻtabek madrasasi 2 photos · 2023
Xojibek madrasasi, Kokand — photos through time
Xojibek madrasasi 2 photos · 2024
Коканд. Обод юрт 109 07, Kokand — photos through time
Коканд. Обод юрт 109 07 2 photos · 2024

Stories from Kokand

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Khudayar Khan Palace in Kokand 001, Kokand, 2023
Khudayar Khan Palace in Kokand 001 2023 The Khudayar Khan Palace in Kokand was built in the 1870s as the residence of Khudayar Khan, one of the final rulers of the Kokand Khanate before its annexation by the Russian Empire, in what is now Uzbekistan's Fergana…
Khudayar Khan Palace in Kokand 002, Kokand, 2023
Khudayar Khan Palace in Kokand 002 2023 The Khudayar Khan Palace in Kokand, Uzbekistan, was completed in 1873 for the last ruler of the Kokand Khanate. Its elaborately tiled facade survives as one of the region's most striking examples of nineteenth-century…
Коканд. Обод юрт 109 07, Kokand, 2024
Коканд. Обод юрт 109 07 2024 Located on Obod Yurt street in Kokand, in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley, this early twentieth-century building once housed the city's internal affairs department. Kokand was the capital of the Kokand Khanate before the…
Miyon hazrat madrasasi 01, Kokand, 2024
Miyon hazrat madrasasi 01 2024 The Miyon Hazrat Madrasah in Kokand appears in this 2024 photograph. Kokand served as the capital of the Kokand Khanate before its incorporation into the Russian Empire in the 19th century, and its madrasahs reflect that…
Dasturxonchi madrasasi 04, Kokand, 2024
Dasturxonchi madrasasi 04 2024 Built in 1833 as a boys' school in Kokand, former capital of the Kokand Khanate, the Dasturkhanchi Madrasa now trains girls in traditional embroidery. It survives as one of the city's reminders of its nineteenth-century…
Коканд. Дворец Худояр-хана. общий вид (с востока) 01, Kokand, 2024
Коканд. Дворец Худояр-хана. общий вид (с востока) 01 2024 This 2024 photograph presents a general view of the Khudayar Khan Palace in Kokand as seen from the east, per its Russian-language title. The palace served as the residence of Kokand's ruling khan until the Russian…
Коканд. Русско-Азиатский банк, интерьеры 01, Kokand, 2024
Коканд. Русско-Азиатский банк, интерьеры 01 2024 The interior of the former Russo-Asiatic Bank building on Istiqlol Street in Kokand, Uzbekistan, photographed in 2024. The bank building dates from the Russian imperial period, when Kokand was an administrative center of…
Palace of Khudáyár Khán, Kokand (Дворец Худояр-хана, Xudoyorxon oʻrdasi), Kokand, 2025
Palace of Khudáyár Khán, Kokand (Дворец Худояр-хана, Xudoyorxon oʻrdasi) 2025 Built in the 1870s for Khudayar Khan, the last ruler of the Kokand Khanate, this palace in Kokand is known for its elaborately tiled facade and carved wooden interiors. Only part of the original complex survives…
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2000s · 15 photos · showing 12, all 15 on the map ↗
2010s · 1 photo
2020s · 63 photos · showing 12, all 63 on the map ↗