Samarkand

Samarkand (Samarqand or Самарқанд in Uzbek, in Persian سمرقند) (population 400,000) is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan, capital of Samarqand Province. It is located at latitude 39? 39' 15, longitude 66? 57' 35E, at an altitude of 702 meters. The majority of the city's inhabitants are ethnically Tajik. In 2001, after several abortive attempts, UNESCO inscribed the 2700-year-old city on the World Heritage List as Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures.

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Uzbek: Uzbeks (O'zbek, Pl. O'zbeklar) are a Central Asian group of Turkic linguistic and cultural origins found primarily in Uzbekistan, as well as large populations also living in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Xinjiang province of China. The Uzbeks belong to the...

Uzbekistan: The Republic of Uzbekistan is adoubly landlocked country in Central Asia. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

Samarqand Province: Samarqand Province (Samarkand Province) (Uzbek: Samarqand viloyati/ ????????? ???????) is an administration division, or viloyati of Uzbekistan located in the center of the country in the basin of Zarafshan River. It borders with Tajikstan, Navoiy Province, Jizzakh Province and Qashqadaryo Province....

Samarkand related Images and Photos (experimental)

Samarkand Santa Barbara

The Registan Samarkand Uzbekistan

Main Street in Samarkand Early Morning 1869-70

Hazreti Shakh-I-Zindeh Mausoleum in Samarkand 1869-70