Samarkand International Airport 25 min
Afrasiyab Settlement (12 min)
Grassy landscape & former site of a settlement from 500 BC to 1220 AD, with a small history museum. Registan (7 min)
Ornamental public square flanked by 3 historic madrasas built in the 15th & 17th centuries. Sherdor Madrasa Мадрасаи Шердор (8 min)
This ornate 17th-century madrassa at the Registan is covered in tile, including tiger mosaics. Samarkandskiy Vinnyy Zavod Imeni M. A. Khovrenko (12 min) Siab Bazaar (10 min)
Colorful stalls piled high with specialty breads, nuts, dried fruit & spices, plus household goods. Afrasiyab Museum (17 min)
Archeological museum displaying excavated tools, coins & ceramics & a 7th-8th century palace fresco. Tilla-Kori madrasah (7 min)
Opulent building completed in 1660, featuring gold & elaborate decorative patterns & a domed mosque. Aksaray Mausoleum (20 min) Hazrat Khizr Mosque (18 min)
Mausoleum and architecture Gur-e Amir Сomplex (19 min)
A 15th-century mausoleum of Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur featuring tombs, mosaics & ornate carvings. Rukhobod Mausoleum (17 min)
Mausoleum, architecture, and history Observatory of Ulugbek Samarkand (15 min)
Islamic observatory, built in the 15th century, featuring a celestial measuring stone & a museum. Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble Шоҳи Зинда (13 min)
Cemetery site with many ornately decorated, colorful tombs & ancient mosaic-tiled mausoleums. Bibi-Khanym Mosque Биби Хонум Масжиди (11 min)
Vast, partially restored ruins of an ornate 1400s mosque with a landmark, blue-tiled dome. | 
