Ulugbek
Ulugbek is in Uzbekistan. Ulugbek is situated nearby to the railway station Zarafshan, as well as near the bus station Samarkand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Ulugbek.
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 4 km southwest of Ulugbek.
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 Ulugbek.
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 Ulugbek.
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.
Ulugbek
- Type: Railway
- Category: transportation
- Location: Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.69774° or 39° 41′ 52″ northLongitude
67.01437° or 67° 0′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8JF9M2X7+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 1229023411OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=railway
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In Other Languages
“Ulugbek” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Улугбек”
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