Aksaray
Aksaray is a neighborhood in Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan. Aksaray is situated nearby to the locality Motrid, as well as near the village Yoshlar.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bibi Khanym and Afrasiyab.
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.
Afrasiyab
Grassland
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Afrasiyab is an ancient site in northern Samarkand, present-day Uzbekistan, that was occupied from c. 500 BC to 1220 AD prior to the Mongol invasion in the 13th century.
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 east of Aksaray.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samarkand and Jewish mahalla.
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.
Jewish mahalla
Neighborhood
Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jewish mahalla is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Aksaray.
Aksaray
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Oqsaroy”
- Category: locality
- Location: Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.67716° or 39° 40′ 38″ northLongitude
66.96584° or 66° 57′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8JF8MXG8+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 12022520057OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Aksaray” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Аксарай”
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