Before the summer heats up, the Eid al-Adha holiday is a great opportunity for Uzbeks to take their families into the city, walk in parks, bathe in reservoirs, and spend time in the mountains.

Gazeta.uz photojournalist Shahrukh Haydarov was interested in how residents and guests of Tashkent spend their weekends and visited some districts of the capital to document it.

Traffic seemed relatively light on the city’s busy streets.

The courier waits for the order to arrive.The courier waits for the order to arrive.

In the weekend

In the weekend

In the weekend

The fountain and pond in front of the Presidential Palace were also crowded with people.

In the weekend

In the weekend

In the weekend