Samarkand

Also known as Samarqand, Samarcand, Summarkund, Summarkùnd

Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of the Samarkand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants (2021), it is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan.

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Samarkand is an ancient city in southeastern Uzbekistan that has been continuously inhabited for centuries and now serves as the capital of the Samarkand Region with a population of about 551,700 people. As Central Asia's third-largest city, it holds historical significance as one of the region's oldest urban centers.

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Settlement.name: Samarkand
Settlement.native_name: /
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from the top:Registan square, Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, view inside Shah-i-Zinda, Sherdar Madrasa in the Registan, Gur-e-Amir (Timur's Mausoleum)
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Samarkand.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Uzbekistan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uzbekistan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Vilayat
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Samarqand Vilayat
Settlement.established_title: Settled
Settlement.established_date: 8th century BC
Settlement.government_type: City Administration
Settlement.governing_body: Hakim (Mayor)
Settlement.leader_party: Furqat Rahimov

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Official name: Samarqand/Самарқанд
Population: 55128
Area: 108
Elevation: 702
Official website: www.samshahar.uz
Image: Sherdor madrasah 3.jpg
Dialing code: 662

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Commons category: Samarkand
postal code: 140100
Commons gallery: Samarkand in 20th century
native label: سمرقند
P8168: Wilhelm von Branca
inception: 0800-00-00

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Name
History
Early history
Hellenistic period
Sasanian era
Hephthalites and Turkic Khaganate era
Early Islamic era
Karakhanid (Ilek-Khanid) period (11th–12th centuries)
Mongol period
Timur's rule (1370–1405)
Ulugh Beg's period (1409–1449)
Uzbek period
Second half of the 18th–19’s century Uzbek period
Russian Empire period
Soviet period
Geography
Climate
People
Language
Religion
Islam
Shia Muslims
Christianity
Landmarks
Silk Road Samarkand (Eternal city)
Architecture
Suburbs
Transport
Local
Air transport
Railway
International relations
In literature
Notable people
See also
Notes
Citations
General and cited references
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Historically, Samarkand has long been one of the principal urban centers of Iranian (Persian-Tajik) civilization in Central Asia and played a major role in the cultural and commercial networks of the Silk Road. There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city dating from the late Paleolithic. Though there is no direct evidence of when Samarkand was founded, several theories propose that it was founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China, Persia and Europe, at times Samarkand was one of the largest cities in Central Asia, By the time of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, it was the capital of the Sogdian satrapy. The city was conquered by Alexander the Great in 329 BC, when it was known as Markanda, which was rendered in Greek as . The city was ruled by a succession of Iranian and Turkic rulers until it was conquered by the Mongols under Genghis Khan in 1220.