Road To Samarkand - Samarkand Tours Operator – 998998520077
Road To Samarkand
Road toSamarkand, the ten-day cultural Uzbekistan tour, is an orientally picturesque
trip full of bright discoveries. You will do sights of Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara, Shakhrizabz and Samarkand,
learn much interesting about Uzbek traditions and customs, for centuries,
handed down from generation to generation, taste genuine Uzbek pilau, visit an
oriental bazaar and so on and so forth.
The historic
town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures.
Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most
significant development in the Timurid period from the 14th to the 15th
centuries. The major monuments include the Registan Mosque and madrasas,
Bibi-Khanum Mosque, the Shakhi-Zinda compound and the Gur-Emir ensemble, as
well as Ulugh-Beg's Observatory.
Samarkand,
also Samarqand is perhaps the most famous city of
modern Uzbekistan. The site of Samarkand was settled about 2000 BC. In
times of old the city was also known as Afrosiab, and
also Maracanda by the Greeks. The city was the capital of Sogdiana,
an ancient Persian province, and was conquered by Alexander the
Great in 329 BC. It subsequently grew as a trade center on the route
between China and the Mediterranean region. In the early 8th century AD, it was
conquered by the Arabs and soon became an important center
of Muslim culture. In 1220 Samarkand was almost completely destroyed by
the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan. It flourished again
when Tamerlane (known as Timur locally) ade it the capital
of his empire in 1369.
As his capital
Timur put Samarkand on the world map and much of
the architecture visible today was built by him or his descendants.
The empire declined in the 15th century, and
nomadic Uzbeks (Shaybanids) took Samarkand in 1500. In 1784 the
emirate of Bukhara conquered it. The city was taken
by Russia in 1868 and once again began to assume importance. From
1924 to 1930, Samarqand was the capital of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
(SSR).
Located on an
irrigated valley of the Zeravshan River in the center of Uzbekistan,
area of present Samarkand always ensured favorable conditions for human
settlements. As proof, one can freely walk through the ancient ruins of
Afrosiab, which are a few hundred meters from the center of the city.
The Registan is
of course the main attraction of Samarkand and is every bit as impressive as
it's reputation.
As a conqueror
there are few that are Tamerlane equal, both in territory and lives
taken. It is said that he made pyramids out of the skulls of his vanquished.
Today one can visit his tomb in the beautifully
reconstructed Gur-Emir Mausoleum (1404-1405, 15-17 centuries) and
reflect on his life while looking at the largest piece
of jade (greenstone) in the world.
Another point
of interest is ancient necropolis Shakh-i-Zinda (9-14, 19 centuries)
situated on southeastern mound of Afrosiab. This architectural complex consists
of 44 tombs in more than 20 mausoleums.
The city is
important for it's industry as well as history. It produces tea, wine,
textiles, fertilizer and vehicles. While it is the oldest city in Central
Asia it has a large modern section. Population is about 400,000.
Plus code:
86CX+GP Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Address:
Samarkand Tours Operator
Yunusabad 19-35-87
Tashkent ,100114,
Uzbekistan
998998520077
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