Samarkand International Airport 26 min
Hazrat Khizr Mosque (18 min) Mausoleum and architecture Registan (6 min) Ornamental public square flanked by 3 historic madrasas built in the 15th & 17th centuries. Bibi-Khanym Mosque Биби Хонум Масжиди (10 min) Vast, partially restored ruins of an ornate 1400s mosque with a landmark, blue-tiled dome. Sherdor Madrasa Мадрасаи Шердор (7 min) This ornate 17th-century madrassa at the Registan is covered in tile, including tiger mosaics. Tilla-Kori madrasah (6 min) Opulent building completed in 1660, featuring gold & elaborate decorative patterns & a domed mosque. Observatory of Ulugbek Samarkand (14 min) Islamic observatory, built in the 15th century, featuring a celestial measuring stone & a museum. Rukhobod Mausoleum (4 min) Mausoleum, architecture, and history Aksaray Mausoleum (6 min) Afrasiyab Museum (16 min) Archeological museum displaying excavated tools, coins & ceramics & a 7th-8th century palace fresco. Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble Шоҳи Зинда (12 min) Cemetery site with many ornately decorated, colorful tombs & ancient mosaic-tiled mausoleums. Afrasiyab Settlement (11 min) Grassy landscape & former site of a settlement from 500 BC to 1220 AD, with a small history museum. Samarkandskiy Vinnyy Zavod Imeni M. A. Khovrenko (5 min) Gur-e Amir Сomplex (5 min) A 15th-century mausoleum of Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur featuring tombs, mosaics & ornate carvings. Siab Bazaar (9 min) Colorful stalls piled high with specialty breads, nuts, dried fruit & spices, plus household goods. |