City

Samarkand

Samarkand beyond the checklist

Territory type: City
Elevation: 720 m

Territory notes

The field account

Samarkand is an administrative area in Uzbekistan, useful for organizing Uzbekistan routes and place content.

Samarkand is famous for its surprisingly long history - it is one of the oldest cities in the world, founded 8 centuries BC. In the old days, this city was the most important point connecting East and West, and the Silk Road passed through Samarkand. Therefore, here, as nowhere else, a huge number of cultural and historical monuments have been preserved - such as mausoleums, museums, mosques, the ruins of ancient settlements and much more.

Samarkand was proclaimed in 2001 by UNESCO crossroads of cultures and world heritage site.