Samarkand Uzbekistan

Samarkand is one of the oldest cities. He was a key destination on the Great silk road. The city was almost destroyed by the Mongols of Genghis Khan, but Tamerlan returned him to life and made the capital of his vast Empire, and during the reign of Ulugbek, grandson of Tamerlane, Samarkand became the scientific capital of the East. Almost all the unique architectural monuments of the time of Tamerlane remained in Samarkand and to this day. And for me he remained in the memory as the most beautiful city of Uzbekistan.
This post will be like a walk in the city in photographs.
The City is very clean green, to walk with pleasure.

Very interesting and beautiful bird, still trying to have time to take pictures, but they are already very nimble. In Russia such did not see.

In the country, a lot of our old cars.



the Registan Square in the center of Samarkand.
during the reign of Tamerlane Registan was the town square, the troops of Tamerlane, going on hikes, going before the performance of the city in this area.
Madrasah Tilla-Kari (1647 — 1660).

Madrasah Sher-Dor (1619 — 1636)





the Mausoleum of Tamerlane and his family - Gur-Emir

Bibi-Khanym Mosque (1399-1404), was built by order of Tamerlane, returning from a triumphant campaign to India in 1399.




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