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Place was settled in the 5th century BC by arias due to proper relief and water source then developed in Citadel which was destroyed and rebuild many times. Shym-Qala have museum and archaeological exhibitions
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Old mosque from the late 19th century.
Renovated Russian drama theatre offers wide variety of plays.
There is another small Lenin statue for a backup purpose or if you are deep into Lenins. It is standing on the grounds of a former cotton factory. Free to visit.
It is a private museum located in a basement of an old Soviet building. You enter backyard and every surface is decorated with some kind of carpet ornament. If you are lucky artist come out and offer you to visit her studio in basement which is great.