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Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures
by Unesco 
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.
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Samarkand (also knows as Marakanda), the former capital of Amir Timur’s great empire and the second largest city of Uzbekistan at the same age as the city of Babylon and Rome. The history of Samarkand is about 2,500 years old and has witnessed a lot of upheavals during the times of Alexander the Great, the Arabic Conquest, Genghis-Khan Conquest and lastly Tamerlane's. Majestic and beautiful city Samarkand has a marvelous and attractive power. Poets and historians of the past called it ‘Rome of the East’, ‘The beauty of sublunary countries’, ‘The pearl of the Eastern World’. Its advantageous geographical position in Zarafshan valley put Samarkand to the first place among cities of the Central Asia. By Incredible Tour . Please join us at http://incredibletour.webs.com or
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