Samarkand Region

Excursions to Uzbekistan do not ignore this building in Samarkand, as it is one of the first buildings in the city, erected under Tamerlane. Its architecture and exterior design are ascetic - you won't find bright colors and traditional mosaics here. The relics of a famous saint of Islam rest in the mausoleum, which spent its entire life in constant asceticism and pilgrimage. We are talking about Sheikh Burkhanaddin Sagaraji, who for some time even acted as a spiritual mentor to Tamerlane himself.

The Djartepa (Sarazm) border opens again in May 2018 between Tajikistan and Ouzbekistan. This link permit to travel from Samarkand directly to the Tajik old city of Pendjikent. This border is open to all nations and 24h. Penjikent-Samarqand

Around 1400, the Turkish-Mongol emperor Tamerlane brought back from Persia to Samarkand a supposed relic (an arm, or the whole body, according to the versions) of Daniel, who is called Doniyor in Uzbek. So we also find, near a pistachio tree and a reputed miraculous source, a tomb of Daniel in Samarkand: the mausoleum of Khodja Daniyar. It is contained in a long and low building topped with five domes, on the banks of the Sieb Aryk River, it contains an 18 m long sarcophagus, the longest in the world.

 Shah-i-Zinda is a medieval cemetery in Samarkand and a place of pilgrimage, a collection of mausoleums of the Karakhanid and Timurid nobility. The set consists of eleven mausoleums, successively joined to each other during the 14th-15th centuries. In 2001, the entire Shah-i-Zinda Mausoleum, along with other ancient buildings in Samarkand, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The observatory of Samarkand was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg, it is considered by scholars to have been one of the finest observatories in the Islamic world. 
The remains of the observatory were found and studied by archaeologist V.L. Vyatkin in 1908. A study of one of the 17th century documents yielded a precise description of the location of the observatory.

The Afrasiab Museum is Samarkand's museum dedicated to the history of the city's founding.

The museum building is located in the northern part of the city of Samarkand, near the ancient settlement of Afrasiab, it is the largest archaeological monument.

The Tillya-Kari Madrassa - religious, spiritual, educational and educational structure of the XVII century in Samarkand

Siyob Bazaar , also called Siab Bazaar, is the largest bazaar in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. All daily necessities, such as "Samarkand naan", are sold. Siyob Bazaar is located adjacent to the Bibi-Khanym Mosque, and is visited not only by local people but also by domestic and foreign tourists.