Kaptarxona
Kaptarxona is a locality in Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan. Kaptarxona is situated nearby to the locality Akmechet’, as well as near Ulug’bek.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ulughbek Observatory and Ishratkhana Mausoleum.
Ulughbek Observatory
Observatory
Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ulugh Beg Observatory is an observatory in modern day Samarkand, Uzbekistan, which was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg. This school of astronomy was constructed under the Timurid Empire, and was the last of its kind from the Islamic Medieval period. Ulughbek Observatory is situated 3½ km north of Kaptarxona.
Ishratkhana Mausoleum
Photo: Nikolay Trebukchin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ishratkhana Mausoleum is an architectural monument-mausoleum in Samarkand, built during the reign of the Timurid ruler Abu Said. The building, apparently, was the burial place of the female members of the Timurid dynasty, as several female graves were discovered during the excavations in 1940.
Bibi Khanym
Mosque
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Bibi-Khanym Mosque is one of the most important monuments of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. In the 15th century, it was one of the largest and most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world. Bibi Khanym is situated 3 km northwest of Kaptarxona.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jewish mahalla and Samarkand.
Jewish mahalla
Neighborhood
Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jewish mahalla is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Kaptarxona.
Samarkand
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Samarkand is the city that is the bejewelled crown of the Silk Road, a rhapsody of ornate Islamic architecture with turquoise domes and soaring tiled minarets.
Kaptarxona
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kaftar-Khana”
- Location: Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.64376° or 39° 38′ 38″ northLongitude
67.01086° or 67° 0′ 39″ eastElevation
731 metres (2,398 feet)Open location code
8JF9J2V6+G8GeoNames ID
1217181
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In Other Languages
“Kaptarxona” goes by many names.
- Uzbek: “Kaptarxona”
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