Location: Samarkand
Top Things to do in Samarkand
Top 6 Monuments & Statues in Samarkand, Samarqand Province
Samarkand (Uzbek Latin: Samarqand; Uzbek Cyrillic and Tajik: Самарқанд; Persian: سمرقند; Russian: Самарканд; Greek: Σαμαρκάνδη), alternatively Samarqand, is a city in modern-day Uzbekistan and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city from the late Paleolithic era, though there is no direct evidence of when exactly Samarkand was founded; some theories propose that it was founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean, at times Samarkand was one of the greatest cities of Central Asia.
Restaurants in Samarkand
1. Shah-i-Zinda
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5.0 based on 881 reviews
This street has tombs belonging to Timur and his family and favorites that are decorated with the city's finest majolica tilework.
Reviewed By noviliasjafrib
Shah i Zinda, comes from Persian which means "The Living King". Consists of several buildings in the form of mausoleums and other buildings including the mosque. Built from the 9th to the 14th centuries. The name Shah-i-Zinda is connected to Kusam Ibn Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad who was buried here, who came to Samarkand along with the Arab invasion in the 7th century.
2. Chupan Ata Shrine
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4.0 based on 6 reviews
3. Saint Daniel's Tomb
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4.0 based on 176 reviews
Reviewed By dave_hempenstall1
A very nice small site to visit. The tomb and its length was cool. Nice area, the steps at the back bring you up to a cemetery and spring water source(another Source before the ticket office beside the blue dome).
4. Statue of Amir Temur
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3.5 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By kevinaN9662YI - Leeds, United Kingdom
This is a must-see, and worth the walk if you're the other side of Registan as I was. Shame it's right next to hugely busy traffic, so be prepared to either risk life and limb, or view from the park side of the road.
5. Rudaki Statue
6. Islam Karimov Memorial Statue
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3.5 based on 5 reviews
