# Choshtepa

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Content updated: 2026-06-22

Choshtepa is a named spot in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, associated with an artificial hill or earthen mound. Picture a raised earthwork offering a broad view across the surrounding landscape. The name occurs across Central Asia, especially Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, with related forms including Shoshtepa and Shishtepa. Uzbekistan has villages called Choshtepa in Samarkand, Surkhandarya, Navoi, and Kashkadarya.

Historically, communities built these elevations at strategic points for observation, defence, and communication before modern technology. From above, watchers could notice travellers or approaching attackers and send signals towards other observation points. Some sites supported small fortifications, while others remained simple lookout points for monitoring nearby movement. In Tashkent, the name also belongs to a metro station on the Almazor-Sergeli route. That modern use keeps an old landscape term visible within the city's transport network. Remember the summit as a practical lookout, built from earth rather than stone.

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## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Choshtepa_686525d0622f9d68e097dc28_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Файл:Шаштепа_\(общий_вид\).JPG)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Choshtepa_686525d0622f9d68e097dc28_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Файл:В_Шаштепа.JPG)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Choshtepa_686525d0622f9d68e097dc28_2.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Файл:Tashkent_emblem.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Choshtepa_686525d0622f9d68e097dc28_3.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Файл:Бугор-цитадель_городища_Шаштепа.JPG)

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