Samarkand International Airport 23 min
Observatory of Ulugbek Samarkand (4 min) Islamic observatory, built in the 15th century, featuring a celestial measuring stone & a museum. Bibi-Khanym Mosque Биби Хонум Масжиди (9 min) Vast, partially restored ruins of an ornate 1400s mosque with a landmark, blue-tiled dome. Afrasiyab Settlement (5 min) Grassy landscape & former site of a settlement from 500 BC to 1220 AD, with a small history museum. Tilla-Kori madrasah (15 min) Opulent building completed in 1660, featuring gold & elaborate decorative patterns & a domed mosque. Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble Шоҳи Зинда (7 min) Cemetery site with many ornately decorated, colorful tombs & ancient mosaic-tiled mausoleums. Rukhobod Mausoleum (11 min) Mausoleum, architecture, and history Sherdor Madrasa Мадрасаи Шердор (16 min) This ornate 17th-century madrassa at the Registan is covered in tile, including tiger mosaics. Hazrat Khizr Mosque (7 min) Mausoleum and architecture Aksaray Mausoleum (11 min) Gur-e Amir Сomplex (12 min) A 15th-century mausoleum of Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur featuring tombs, mosaics & ornate carvings. Bibi-Khanym Mausoleum (11 min) Afrasiyab Museum (6 min) Archeological museum displaying excavated tools, coins & ceramics & a 7th-8th century palace fresco. Siab Bazaar (12 min) Colorful stalls piled high with specialty breads, nuts, dried fruit & spices, plus household goods. Registan (7 min) Ornamental public square flanked by 3 historic madrasas built in the 15th & 17th centuries. |