Zarafshan
Zarafshan is a railway station in Uzbekistan. Zarafshan is situated nearby to the bus station Samarkand, as well as near the neighborhood Jewish mahalla.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ulughbek Observatory and Afrasiyab.
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 2½ km south of Zarafshan.
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. Afrasiyab is situated 3½ km southwest of Zarafshan.
Prophet Daniel Mausoleum
Place of worship
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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 3 km southwest of Zarafshan.
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 Zarafshan.
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.
Zarafshan
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Zarafshon”
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.69618° or 39° 41′ 46″ northLongitude
67.01379° or 67° 0′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8JF9M2W7+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8335804652OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
“Zarafshan” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Зарафшан”
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