Afrasiyab mahalla

Afrasiyab mahalla is a neighborhood in Samarqand Shahri, Samarqand Region. Afrasiyab mahalla is situated nearby to the neighborhood Aksaray, as well as near Jewish mahalla.

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

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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.

Siyab Bazar, Siyob Bazaar

Marketplace

Photo: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Siyob Bazaar, also called Siab Bazaar, is the largest bazaar in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The building is built in the shape of a dome, under which there are several pavilions with a large number of shopping arcades.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samarkand and Jewish mahalla.

Samarkand

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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.