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Bookmark or Share- Samarkand, Uzbekistan: A guide to one of the world’s oldest ...Founded in around 700 BCE, Samarkand is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Here’s what visitors heading to this Uzbekistan city can expect.
- Samarkand - WikipediaSamarkand or Samarqand (/ ˈ s æ m ər k æ n d / SAM-ər-kand; Uzbek and Tajik: Самарқанд / Samarqand, IPA: [samarˈqand,-ant]) is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia.
- Samarkand | Uzbekistan, Map, History, & Facts | BritannicaSamarkand, city in east-central Uzbekistan that is one of the oldest cities of Central Asia. Known as Maracanda in the 4th century bce, it was the capital of Sogdiana and was captured by Alexander the Great in 329 bce.
- Samarkand History | Brief Timeline: Overview, Facts ...Samarkand is called an invaluable treasury of the culture of the Central Asian nations. The greatest monuments of medieval architecture have been survived here – architectural forms and murals of incredible beauty and each of them deserves special attention.
- Samarkand | Silk Roads Programme - UNESCOThe city of Samarkand has been at the crossroads of world cultures for over two and a half millennia, and is one of the most important sites on the Silk Routes traversing Central Asia. Located in the Zerafshan River valley, in north-eastern Uzbekistan, the city enjoys the benefits of abundant natural resources and settlement in the region can ...
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