10 Sights in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (with Map and Images)

Afrasiyab ,(Persian: افراسياب afrāsiyāb) 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. The oldest layers date from the middle of the first millennium BC. Today, it is a hilly grass mound located near the Bibi Khanaum Mosque. Excavations uncovered the now famous Afrasiab frescoes exposed in the Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand, located next to the archaeological site.

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The Hazrat Khizr Mosque is a historical monument in Samarkand ; associated with the name of the legendary Islamic prophet Khizr. The building was erected on the site of an ancient mosque. The monument is located opposite the Shah-i-Zinda complex on a hill. In 2018, the mausoleum of the First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov was opened in the territory of the mosque.

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The Bibi-Khan Mosque is an architectural monument of 1399-1404 in Samarkand, the grandiose cathedral mosque Tamerlana, richly decorated with tiles, carved marble and paintings. Restored from the ruins at the end of the XX century. The monument is located on Islam Karimov Street.

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The Ulugh Beg Observatory is an observatory in modern day Samarkand, Uzbekistan, which was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg. This school of astronomy was constructed under the Timurid Empire, and was the last of its kind from the Islamic Medieval period. Islamic astronomers who worked at the observatory include Jamshid al-Kashi, Ali Qushji, and Ulugh Beg himself. The observatory was destroyed in 1449 and rediscovered in 1908.

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Chorsu, also called Charsu, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, is a domed, hexagonal shape building with central big dome and six small domes around central dome. Chorsu located at southeast of the Registan at the intersection of the roads connecting Samarkand, Tashkent, Bukhara, and Shahrisabz. Chorsu is a word of Tajik origin meaning "crossroads," referring to this intersection. The building is old, It has a rather rich centuries-old history. At the moment, it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List along with the rest of the historical part of the city.

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The Ishratkhana Mausoleum is an architectural monument-mausoleum in Samarkand, built during the reign of the Timurid Abu-Said (1451-1469).The building, apparently, was the burial place of the female members of the Timurid dynasty, as several female graves were discovered during the excavations in 1940. At present, the building is in ruins, and the dome and high drum were destroyed relatively recently - during the earthquake of 1903.

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The Samarkand region's Uzbek State Musical Drama Theater named after Hamid Olimjar, the Samarkand Regional Musical Drama Theater in Uzbekistan is one of the old theaters. On January 15, 1914, M. was opened with a play of Behadriy. 1918 The give of enlightives multi-language Samarkand will become the Uzbek troupe of the People's Thiathmatic Theater, 1920, became a Muslim Agition. In 1930, the Uzbek State Drama Trama, which operated in the capital of the capital - the "Muslim shirt", was formed by the Samarkand Regional Drama Theater on the basis of the Kidsur Theater and Games of the "Blue Drama". The theater was headed by H. Narzikulov, S. Jurabayev was appointed head of Chief Register Sabir Abdullah literature. The rest of the troupe Ahmad Suleymanov, Talibon Sodiayev, Yusuf Kamilov, Shamsi Mavramiddinov, Mountain Khafmuddiyeva, Baqinjon Mahmudov, Baikinjon Mahmudov , Halima Zufarova, Zuhra Shayziyeva, Fatima Shaydullina, were artists such as Tashi Gafforova, such as Tashi Gafforaova, Mavluda Azamova. Soon the team Zahid Sodiqov, Zahnab Sodiev, Rauf Boltayev, Azim Nasimov, Ikroma Boltayeva, R. Ayupova and the other.

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Zoological Museum of Samarkand State University named after Alisher Navoi is one of the largest history museums in Uzbekistan. It is a part of Samarkand State University named after Alisher Navoi, located in Samarkand. The scientific collections of the museum currently have more than 5,000 exhibits. Several thousand people visit the museum every year. It is part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and the museum is located in the Department of Zoology.

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Kanesai Gumbaz, baʼzan faqat Gumbaz — Buxoro yahudiylarining ibodatxonasi boʻlib, Samarqand shahrining eski qismida joylashgan. Bu Samarqandda hozirda faoliyat yuritayotgan ikkita sinagogadan biridir. Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi Madaniyat va sport ishlari vazirligi himoyasida.

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Masjid Panjob (oʻzbekcha: Panjob masjidi ; forscha: مسجد پنجاب ‎ — Samarqand shahrida joylashgan isno -ashariylar eʼtiqodidagi shia mazhabidagi faoliyat koʻrsatayotgan Juma masjidi. Oʻzbekiston va Markaziy Osiyodagi kam sonli shia masjidlaridan biri.

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