Sights of Samarkand

25 interesting places

Registan

Registan

Samarkand

Registan became the central square of Samarkand in the 14th century. The word "Registan" can be translated as "a sandy place". Earlier there flowed a canal form­ing sand and silt deposits. Six str…


Sher-Dor madrasah

Sher-Dor madrasah

Samarkand

Sher-Dor Madrasah, built between 1619 and 1636 imitates Ulugbeg's madrasah. Ribbed domes on high drums placed on opposite sides of the front portal tower over a two-story facade. Islamic inscrip­t…


Temurids Necropolis

Temurids Necropolis

Samarkand

Gur Emir underground crypt contains graves of three more governors except for Amir Temur and Muhammad Sultan. They are Temur's sons Miranshah (1366-1408) and Shahruh (1377-1447), and his grandson Mirz…


Ruhabad Mausoleum

Ruhabad Mausoleum

Samarkand

According to Arabian traveller Ibn Battuta, Central Asian sheikh Burkhan ad-Din Sagardji headed Muslims in Peking. Ibn Battuta I met him in India. When sheikh Sagardji died, his son Abu Sa'id transpor…


Madrasa and Mausoleum of Bibi-Khanym

Madrasa and Mausoleum of Bibi-Khanym

Samarkand

The big madrasah built near the cathedral mosque stood there till the middle of the 18th century. It was named after Bibi-Kha- nym too. Originally the madrasah's portal was so large that could compete…


Tilya-Kari Madrasah

Tilya-Kari Madrasah

Samarkand

In the middle of the 17th century the cathedral mosque of Bibi-Khanym lied in ruins and Samarkand needed a new mosque. Yalangtush-biy ordered to con­struct it on Registan. The mosque was expected …


Hazret-Hyzr Mosque

Hazret-Hyzr Mosque

Samarkand

The mosque named after Hazret-Hyzr, an Islamic saint and eternal wanderer, stands on the southern slope of Afrasiab hill, on a crossroad behind the central bazaar. A legend says that Hazret-Hyzr helpe…


Mausoleum of Khodja Daniyar

Mausoleum of Khodja Daniyar

Samarkand

Mausoleum of Khodja-Daniyar is situated on the northern slope of Afrasiab hill at the old wall near a curative source. According to legends, Khodja Daniyar was a companion of Kusam ibn Abbas who was c…


Siab Bazaar

Siab Bazaar

Samarkand

Siab market is conveniently located, with the great mosque of Bibi-Khanim in only few minutes’ walk away. There is another landmark not far from the bazaar – Hazrat Khizir M…


Shahi-Zinda

Shahi-Zinda

Samarkand

The rise of Shahi-Zinda necropolis on a slope of Afrasiab hill is connected with Kusam ibn Abbas, the Prophet's cousin. We know that he took part in the first Arab campaigns to Maverannahr. Accord­…


Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand

Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand

Samarkand

Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand (Uzbek: Afrosiyob-Samarqand shahar tarixi muzeyi) is a museum located at the historical site of Afrasiyab, one of the largest archaeological sites in the wo…


Mausoleum of Kusam-Ibn-Abbas

Mausoleum of Kusam-Ibn-Abbas

Samarkand

The basis of Kusam ibn Abbas Mausoleum consists of constructions dated the 11th century. First of all it is a small dome tomb. The ceramic stepped gravestone which was installed during Amir Temur's ti…