Things to see in Samarkand
Samarkand is a city in Uzbekistan, with an urban population of about 708 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 5 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Registan Neighbourhood
Registan, officially the Registan Square is a historic public square in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It served as the heart of the Timurid Empire and later as the city's commercial, educational, and ceremonial center.
2Gur-e Amir History
The Gur-e-Amir, also transcribed Gūr-i Amīr or Guri Amir is a mausoleum of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (also known as Tamerlane) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
3Bibi-Khanym Mosque Place of worship
The Bibi-Khanym Mosque is one of the most important monuments of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. In the 15th century, it was one of the largest and most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world.
4Shah-i-Zinda History
Shah-i-Zinda is a necropolis in the north-eastern part of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
5Afrasiyab History
Afrasiyab is an ancient site in northern Samarkand, present-day Uzbekistan, that was occupied from c. 500 BC to 1220 AD prior to the Mongol invasion in the 13th century.
6Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand Museum
The Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand is a museum located at the historical site of Afrasiyab, one of the largest archaeological sites in the world and an ancient city that was destroyed by the Mongols in the early 13th century.
7Hazrat-Hyzr Mosque Place of worship
The Hazrat Khizr Mosque is a historical monument in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (mid-19th century); associated with the name of the legendary Islamic prophet Khizr.
8Siyob Bazaar Shopping
Siyob Bazaar, also called Siab Bazaar, is the largest bazaar in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The building is built in the shape of a dome, under which there are several pavilions with a large number of shopping arcades.
9Khodja Doniyor Mausoleum History
Khoja Doniyor mausoleum is an architectural monument in Samarkand (built at the beginning of the 20th century). It is located in the east side of the Afrosiyab fortress along the Siyob stream.
10St. John the Baptist Church, Samarkand Place of worship
The St. John the Baptist Church is the only Catholic church in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
11Aksaray mausoleum History
The Oksaroy or Oqsaroy maqbarasi is a fifteenth-century mausoleum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan that served as a burial site for a number of the Timurids.
12Mausoleum Qassim-ibn-Abbas History
Qusam Ibn Abbas Complex – an architectural monument in Samarkand (11th–15th centuries) as a part of Shah-i-Zinda. The complex consists of a mosque, a mausoleum and a shrine built in different periods.
13Ishrat-Khana Mausoleum History
The Ishratkhana Mausoleum is an architectural monument-mausoleum in Samarkand, built during the reign of the Timurid ruler Abu Said (1451-1469).
14Khodzha Abdu-Derun Mausoleum History
Abdidarun Complex is an ancient shrine located on the eastern side (inside, darun means inside) of the Samarkand fortress wall. Various buildings appeared and became an architectural shrine around the tomb of Allama Abd Maziddin, who lived in the 9th century.
15State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan Museum
The State Museum of Cultural History of Uzbekistan is a museum of history, art and culture in Samarkand. Founded in 1892, the museum is a non-profit educational organisation currently operating from 148, Mirzo Ulugbek Street, Samarkand.
16Shayboni's hut Place of worship
Shaybani's hut is an architectural monument of the Middle Ages. The hut in which representatives of the Shaibani Uzbek dynasty were buried is a marble couch.
17Shahrisabz Museum of History and Material Culture Museum
The Shahrisabz Museum of History and Material Culture, also known as the Amir Temur Museum of Shahrisabz, is a museum in the city of Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan.
18Amir Burunduk Mausoleum History
Amir Burunduk Mausoleum (Burunduk mausoleum) is an architectural monument (end of the 14th century) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It was built over the grave of Amir Burunduk, the commander of Amir Temur's army.
19Unknown Mausoleum-2 History
Unknown Mausoleum-2 (Nameless mausoleum-2) is an architectural monument in Samarkand and is part of the Shah-i-Zinda ensemble. It was built in the 90s of the 14th century.
20Ustad Ali Nasafi Mausoleum History
Unknown Mausoleum-1 is an architectural monument in Samarkand, part of Shah-i-Zinda ensemble.
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