Beautiful interior of Tilla-Kari Madrasah, Samarkand, Uzbekistan サマルカンド
Samarkand (Uzbek: Samarqand; Tajik: Самарқанд; Persian: سمرقند; Russian: Самарканд; literally "Stone Fort" or "Rock Town", in Sogdian)) 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 the 14th century, it became the capital of the empire of Timur (Tamerlane).
In 2001, UNESCO added the 2,750-year-old city to its World Heritage List as Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures.
Beautiful interior of Tilla-Kari Madrasah, Samarkand, Uzbekistan サマルカンド
Samarkand (Uzbek: Samarqand; Tajik: Самарқанд; Persian: سمرقند; Russian: Самарканд; literally "Stone Fort" or "Rock Town", in Sogdian)) 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 the 14th century, it became the capital of the empire of Timur (Tamerlane).
In 2001, UNESCO added the 2,750-year-old city to its World Heritage List as Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures.