Pop

Pop (Pap) is a city in the Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan. The original name of the city was Bob, "gate" in Arabic. Eventually it got to Bop and then to Pop. It was one of the Silk Road cities. Now it is a small, calm city, where travelers might go to see the real life of Uzbek people.

There is just one way to the Ferghana Valley and the district of Pop is the first one on that route. The taxis from Tashkent that go to the valley can take you to Pop easily.

From the capital of the region - Namangan - there are taxis and minibuses that go to Pop.

It is a small city so you can easily see it on foot. You can stop a taxi if you want to go somewhere further.

• Archaeological Museum. Finds from the UNESCO protected graves of Munchak and Balyand Tepe (updated Feb 2016)

You can buy things from local bazaar.