Samarkand International Airport 27 min
Ishratkhana (20 min) Former home of writer & national poet Sadriddin Ayni, with a bright interior, relics & small garden. Bibi-Khanym Mosque Биби Хонум Масжиди (8 min) Vast, partially restored ruins of an ornate 1400s mosque with a landmark, blue-tiled dome. Afrasiyab Settlement (11 min) Grassy landscape & former site of a settlement from 500 BC to 1220 AD, with a small history museum. Tilla-Kori madrasah (13 min) Opulent building completed in 1660, featuring gold & elaborate decorative patterns & a domed mosque. Afrasiyab Museum (13 min) Archeological museum displaying excavated tools, coins & ceramics & a 7th-8th century palace fresco. Gur-e Amir Сomplex (18 min) A 15th-century mausoleum of Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur featuring tombs, mosaics & ornate carvings. Hazrat Khizr Mosque (14 min) Mausoleum and architecture Sherdor Madrasa Мадрасаи Шердор (13 min) This ornate 17th-century madrassa at the Registan is covered in tile, including tiger mosaics. Registan (12 min) Ornamental public square flanked by 3 historic madrasas built in the 15th & 17th centuries. Siab Bazaar (9 min) Colorful stalls piled high with specialty breads, nuts, dried fruit & spices, plus household goods. Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble Шоҳи Зинда (9 min) Cemetery site with many ornately decorated, colorful tombs & ancient mosaic-tiled mausoleums. Aksaray Mausoleum (13 min) Rukhobod Mausoleum (14 min) Mausoleum, architecture, and history Observatory of Ulugbek Samarkand (10 min) Islamic observatory, built in the 15th century, featuring a celestial measuring stone & a museum. |