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Samanid Mausoleum

The Samanid Mausoleum is a mausoleum located in the northwestern part of , , just outside its historic center. It was built in the 10th century CE as the resting place of the powerful and influential Islamic Samanid dynasty that ruled the Samanid Empire from approximately 900 to 1000.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mousoleum Chasma Ayub and Abdulloxon Madrasah.

Historic building
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Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum is located near the Samani Mausoleum, in , . Its name means Job's well, due to the legend in which Job visited this place and made a well by striking the ground with his staff. is situated 210 metres northeast of Samanid Mausoleum.

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Abdullakhan madrasah is an architectural located in the north of the Koshmadrasa ensemble in , Uzbekistan. This madrasah, which is a perfect example of the architecture of the Uzbek ruler Abdullah II, demonstrates all the creative achievements of Bukhara architecture in the 16th century. is situated 440 metres southeast of Samanid Mausoleum.

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is a historical in , . Built in 1712, on the opposite side of the citadel of Ark in Registan district, it is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list along with other parts of the historic city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medrese Kosh and Bukhara.

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is a locality.

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is a city historically astride the Silk Road in the region of . It has a wealth of architecture and culture and is a must-see destination on any tour of this region.

Samanid Mausoleum

Latitude
39.777° or 39° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
64.40059° or 64° 24′ 2″ east
Open location code
8JF6QCG2+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 187016871
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q1268850
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Samanid Mausoleum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الضريح الساماني”
  • Armenian: “Իսմաիլ Սամանիի դամբարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “İsmayıl Samani türbəsi”
  • Catalan: “mausoleu d’Ismaïl ibn Àhmad”
  • Catalan: “Mausoleu d’Ismaïl ibn Àhmad”
  • Chinese: “萨曼尼德陵墓”
  • Chinese: “萨曼王陵”
  • Chinese: “薩曼尼德陵墓”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ضريح سامانيد”
  • Esperanto: “Samanida Maŭzoleo”
  • French: “mausolée des Samanides”
  • French: “Mausolée des Samanides”
  • German: “Samaniden-Mausoleum”
  • Indonesian: “Mausoleum Samaniyah”
  • Italian: “mausoleo dei Samanidi”
  • Italian: “Mausoleo di Ismail Samani”
  • Italian: “mausoleo samanide”
  • Italian: “mausoleo Samanide”
  • Japanese: “イスマーイール・サーマーニー廟”
  • Japanese: “イスマイルサマーニー廟”
  • Japanese: “サーマーン廟”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Ismail Samaniy mavzoleyi”
  • Kazakh: “Ïsmaïl Samanï kesenesi”
  • Kazakh: “Исмаил Самани кесенесі”
  • Kazakh: “Саманидтер кесенесі”
  • Kazakh: “ىيسماىيل سامانىي كەسەنەسى”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه اسماعیل سامانی”
  • Persian: “آرامگاهٔ اسماعیل سامانی”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه سامانیان”
  • Persian: “ارامگاه اسماعیل سامانی”
  • Persian: “ارامگاهٔ اسماعیل سامانی”
  • Persian: “مقبره اسماعیل سامانی”
  • Polish: “Mauzoleum Ismaila Samaniego w Bucharze”
  • Polish: “Mauzoleum Samanidów”
  • Portuguese: “Mausoléu Samânida”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Исмаила Самани”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Саманидов”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mauzolej Ismaila Samanija”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Samanidov mauzolej”
  • Slovenian: “Mavzolej Samanidov”
  • Slovenian: “Samanidski mavzolej”
  • Spanish: “Mausoleo de Ismail Samani”
  • Swedish: “Ismail Samanis mausoleum”
  • Tajik: “Мақбараи Сомониён”
  • Tajik: “Мақбараи сулолавии Сомониён”
  • Tatar: “Саманилар төрбәсе”
  • Turkish: “Sâmâni Türbesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Мавзолей Ісмаїла Самані”
  • Ukrainian: “Мавзолей Саманідів”
  • Urdu: “سامانی مقبرہ”
  • Uzbek: “Ismoil Somoniy maqbarasi”
  • Uzbek: “Somoniylar maqbarasi”
  • Western Panjabi: “سامانی مقبرہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Samanid Park and Амфитеатр.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Samanid Mausoleum”. Photo: HylgeriaK, CC BY-SA 3.0.