Samarkand International Airport 20 min
Gur-e Amir Сomplex (11 min)
A 15th-century mausoleum of Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur featuring tombs, mosaics & ornate carvings. Afrasiyab Museum (7 min)
Archeological museum displaying excavated tools, coins & ceramics & a 7th-8th century palace fresco. Bibi-Khanym Mosque Биби Хонум Масжиди (8 min)
Vast, partially restored ruins of an ornate 1400s mosque with a landmark, blue-tiled dome. Siab Bazaar (6 min)
Colorful stalls piled high with specialty breads, nuts, dried fruit & spices, plus household goods. Aksaray Mausoleum (10 min) Observatory of Ulugbek Samarkand (10 min)
Islamic observatory, built in the 15th century, featuring a celestial measuring stone & a museum. Hazrat Khizr Mosque (9 min)
Mausoleum and architecture Registan (8 min)
Ornamental public square flanked by 3 historic madrasas built in the 15th & 17th centuries. Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble Шоҳи Зинда (8 min)
Cemetery site with many ornately decorated, colorful tombs & ancient mosaic-tiled mausoleums. Rukhobod Mausoleum (10 min)
Mausoleum, architecture, and history Afrasiyab Settlement (3 min)
Grassy landscape & former site of a settlement from 500 BC to 1220 AD, with a small history museum. Tilla-Kori madrasah (8 min)
Opulent building completed in 1660, featuring gold & elaborate decorative patterns & a domed mosque. Samarkandskiy Vinnyy Zavod Imeni M. A. Khovrenko (10 min) Sherdor Madrasa Мадрасаи Шердор (10 min)
This ornate 17th-century madrassa at the Registan is covered in tile, including tiger mosaics. | 
