Semerkant: Büyük İpek Yolu'nun Mücevheri

To Registan Square, crowds of travellers flock to enjoy Samarkand's Taj Mahal. There are three amazingly beautiful madrasas Tillya-Kori, Sherdor, and Ulugbek. Having visited Samarkand, one should not miss this ensemble, which since 2001 has been on the list of UNESCO heritage as a crossroads of cultures.

Registan Square.

Ulugbek.

Tillya-Kori.

Sherdor.

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The Gur-Emir Mausoleum is one of the seven wonders of Uzbekistan, which amazes every visiting traveller with its glaze of sapphire-blue bricks, beauty and sophistication and legends.

Under the turquoise dome of the Gur-Emir mausoleum are the graves of Tamerlane, his sons, nephews and spiritual mentor Tamerlane.

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The Shakhi-Zinda architectural complex is a truly iconic place in Samarkand, filled with positive energy. The visit begins with a staircase with legends and continues with a walk through the narrow streets with beautiful mausoleums lined with various majolica.

The mausoleum of Kusama-ibn-Abbas, the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, is the most visited place of the ensemble Shakhi-Zinda.

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Bibi-Khanum was the largest mosque in Central Asia; only standing at the gates and massive walls of Bibi-Khanum, can one fully realize the magnificence of this architectural complex. Oh, this Bibi-Khanum excites the minds of every traveller with its grandeur, and it was not for nothing that Amir Temur ordered to build it in honour of his beloved wife.

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Ulugbek's observatory was one of the largest in the East, created in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Mirzo Ulugbek. Ulugbek's observatory is a vivid example of the triumph of medieval science and human genius.

Prominent astronomers, students of Ulugbek, worked at Ulugbek's observatory; Among the numerous astronomical studies at the observatory, the catalogue of the Ziji Jadidi Koragoni of the starry sky with a description of 1018 stars is of great interest.

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Museum Afrasiab tells about the history of the founding of Samarkand, its further history, about the settlement of Afrosiab, where found artefacts during excavations are now exhibited in the museum. One of the unique exhibits of the Afrosiab Museum is the famous frescoes from the Varhuman palace.

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The Mausoleum of Khoja Doniyor, located on the outskirts of Samarkand, on a high bank of the Siab River, is visited with equal respect by representatives of three religions - Muslims, Christians and Jews.

According to legend, the remains of the Prophet Daniel (Khoja Daniyar), who was from a noble family and was a descendant of King Solomon, were buried in the mausoleum.

On the mausoleum's territory is a healing and holy spring. Therefore, many pilgrims drink water from the spring, hoping to heal their illnesses or be sanctified.

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The Hazret-Khyzr Mosque, named after the Prophet Khyzr, or, in another pronunciation, Khidr, is the oldest in Samarkand, built almost immediately after the advent of Islam here. However, after standing for several centuries, the mosque was destroyed by Genghis Khan but later restored.

The Hazret-Khyzr Mosque is one of the most popular attractions in Samarkand; it is described in almost all guidebooks and depicted on the canvases and drawings of all artists who have ever been to Samarkand.

Next to this first mosque in Samarkand is the tomb of Islam Karimov, the First President of Uzbekistan.

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