Sharshara

Sharshara is a restaurant in Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan. Sharshara is situated nearby to 1st City Hospital, as well as near the hospital Городская больница.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Samarkand State Medical University and Bibi Khanym.

Samarkand State Medical University

University

Photo: Hasan Tohirov, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Samarkand State Medical University, or SSMU, is a higher educational institution in Uzbekistan. The University is located in the city of Samarkand. Samarkand State Medical University is situated 1½ km southeast of Sharshara.

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 east of Sharshara.

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. Afrasiyab is situated 3½ km east of Sharshara.

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.