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Ulugh Beg Madrasah, Samarkand

Samarkand ("Stone Fort" or "Rock Town") is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of Samarqand Province. The city is most noted for its central position on the Silk Road between China and the West, and for being an Islamic centre for scholarly study.

In 2001, UNESCO added the city to its World Heritage List as Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures. From Wikipedia

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