Meat

Meat is a butcher in Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan. Meat is situated nearby to the mosque Kurgancha masjid, as well as near the public building Mahalla Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chorsu and Dusmatbay Madrasah.

Chorsu

Museum

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Chorsu, also called Charsu, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, is a domed, hexagonal shape building with a large central dome surrounded by six smaller domes. Chorsu is located at southeast of the Registan at the intersection of the roads connecting Samarkand, Tashkent, Bukhara, and Shahrisabz. Chorsu is situated 580 metres northeast of Meat.

Dusmatbay Madrasah

Historic building

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Dusmatbay Madrasah is a historic building, which is situated 360 metres northeast of Meat.

Bibi Khanym

Mosque

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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 1¼ km northeast of Meat.

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.