Samarkand
Samarkand is a bus station in Uzbekistan. Samarkand is situated nearby to the railway station Zarafshan, as well as near the neighborhood Jewish mahalla.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ulughbek Observatory and Prophet Daniel 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 3 km south of Samarkand.
Prophet Daniel Mausoleum
Place of worship
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Khoja Doniyor mausoleum is an architectural monument in Samarkand. It is located in the east side of the Afrosiyab fortress along the Siyob stream. It was built on the grave of Wali Khoja Doniyor. Prophet Daniel Mausoleum is situated 3½ km southwest of Samarkand.
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 5 km southwest of Samarkand.
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.
Samarkand
- Type: Bus station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.69957° or 39° 41′ 59″ northLongitude
67.01801° or 67° 1′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8JF9M2X9+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1300450896OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=bus_station
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In Other Languages
“Samarkand” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Самарканд”
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