Samarkand

Samarkand (; ; ; frae Sogdian: "Stane Fort" or "Rock Toun") is the seicont-lairgest ceety in Uzbekistan an the caipital o Samarqand Province. The ceety is maist notit for its central poseetion on the Silk Road atween Cheenae an the Wast, an for bein an Islamic centre for scholarly study. In the 14t century, it became the caipital o the empire o Timur (Tamerlane), an is the site o his mausoleum (the Gur-e Amir). The Bibi-Khanym Mosque remains ane o the ceety's maist notable laundmerks. The Registan wis the auncient centre o the ceety.

In 2001, UNESCO addit the ceety tae its Warld Heritage Leet as Samarkand – Crossroads o Culturs.

 Sister ceeties 

  Nishapur, Iran
  Bukhara, Uzbekistan
  Balkh, Afghanistan
  Merv, Turkmenistan
  Cusco, Peru
  Lahore, Pakistan
  Lviv, Ukraine
  Kairouan, Tunisie
  Istanbul, Turkey
  İzmir, Turkey
  Khujand, Tajikistan

Category:Populatit places alang the Silk Road
Category:Populatit places in Uzbekistan
Category:Ceeties in Central Asie
Category:Samarqand Province

Category:Persie history
Category:Airchaeological steids in Uzbekistan
Category:Warld Heritage Steids in Uzbekistan