Hills of Afrasiab

Samarkand

Samarkand is of the same age with Babylon, Athens and Rome - the history of the city is over 2750 years. Unique masterpieces of ancient architecture are well preserved there. Besides, there is wonderful climate and clean water

 
Afrasiyab Museum

Bibi-Khanym Mosque

The name of Bibi-Khanym Mosque comes from the wife of 14th-century warlord, Timur. After his Indian campaign in 1399 Timur decided to undertake the construction of a gigantic mosque in his new capital, Samarkand

 
Fountain in Samarkand

Gur-e Amir Mausoleum

The earliest part of the Gur-e Amir Mausoleum was built at the end of 14th cent. It contains the tombs of Tamerlane, his sons Shah Rukh and Miran Shah and grandson Ulugh Beg and Muhammad Sultan

Imam Al Bukhari complex

The Muslims equate a visit to the Memorial Complex of Imam Al-Bukhari with a small Hajj

Registan

Registan, the trade and crafts center of Samarkand and an outstanding example of urban art of Central Asia, was formed in XVII century. There are a lot of souvenir shops on the square

Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble

The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 9-14th and 19th centuries. The legend says that Kusam ibn Abbas, the cousin of the prophet Muhammad was buried there

 
Siab market

Ulugh Beg Observatory

The magnificent building of Ulugh Beg Observatory was erected in 1428-1429. Those days there was not equal in the world. Round building accommodated a great tool - marble sextant for observation the Moon, the Sun and planets