Registan square
The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid Empire, now in Uzbekistan. The name Rēgistan means "sandy place" or "desert" in Persian.Samarkand Hotels
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Notable Places in the Area
Chorsu
Museum
Chorsu, also called charsu, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, is a domed, hexagonal building southeast of the Registan at the intersection of the roads connecting Samarkand, Tashkent, Bukhara, and Shahrisabz. Chorsu is situated 100 metres northeast of Registan square. Photo: Alaexis, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bibi Khanym
Mosque
The Bibi-Khanym Mosque is one of the most important monuments of Samarkand. Bibi Khanym is situated 740 metres northeast of Registan square. Photo: Alaexis, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Shakhi Zinda entrance
Tourist attraction
Shah-i-Zinda is a necropolis in the north-eastern part of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Shakhi Zinda entrance is situated 1¼ km northeast of Registan square. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Siyob Bazaar
Marketplace
Siyob Bazaar, also called Siab Bazaar, is the largest bazaar in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Siyob Bazaar is situated 1 km northeast of Registan square. Photo: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Localities in the Area
Samarkand
Samarkand or Samarqand is perhaps the most famous city of modern Uzbekistan. Photo: eltito, CC BY 2.0.Registan square
- Type: Museum
- Description: historical center of Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Category: human-made geographic feature
- Location: Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
Latitude 39.6549° or 39° 39' 17.7" north | Longitude 66.9759° or 66° 58' 33.3" east |
OpenStreetMap ID way 210910343 |
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Also Known As
- Arabic: Registan
- Arabic: ريجستان
- Armenian: Ռեգիստան (Սամարղանդ)
- Armenian: Ռեգիստան
- Asturian: Registán
- Azerbaijani: Registan meydanı
- Bashkir: Регистан
- Basque: Registan
- Bengali: রেগিস্তান
- Bulgarian: Регистан (Самарканд)
- Bulgarian: Регистан
- Catalan: Registan
- Chinese: 列吉斯坦
- Chinese: 雷吉斯坦
- Chinese: 雷基斯坦
- Czech: Registán
- Dutch: Registan
- English: Registan
- Esperanto: Registan
- French: Place du Régistan
- French: Régistan
- Georgian: რეგისტანის მოედანი
- German: Registan
- German: Registan-Platz
- Italian: Registan
- Japanese: レギスタン広場
- Korean: 레기스탄
- Malay: Registan
- Malayalam: റെജിസ്ഥാൻ
- Panjabi: ਰੇਗਿਸਤਾਨ
- Persian: ریگستان
- Portuguese: Registan
- Russian: Площадь Регистан
- Russian: Регистан
- Serbian: Registan
- Spanish: Registan
- Spanish: Registán
- Swedish: Registan
- Tagalog: Registan
- Tajik: Регистон
- Tatar: Регистан
- Thai: รีจิสถาน
- Turkish: Registan
- Ukrainian: Регістан
- Urdu: ریگستان، سمرقند
- Uzbek: Registon
- Uzbek: Registon ansambli
- Vietnamese: Quảng trường Registan
- Waray (Philippines): Registan
- Western Frisian: Registan
- Registon maydoni
In the Area
Localities
- Koshbakaly
- Akmechet’
- Khodzha-Akhrar2½ km south
- Ulug’bek3 km south
- Kaptarxona3 km east
- Dukchigi3½ km southwest
Landmarks
- Samarkand International AirportAirport, 5 km north
- Razvaliny Kreposti Chungul’Ruin, 10 km southwest
- Zapovednik ZeravshanskiyReserve, 18 km southeast
- Ozero Bogaguk-Kul’Lake, 25 km southeast
- Kemqo’ton Tog’iMountain, 25 km south
Other Places
- Asia Samarkand HotelHotel, 410 metres north
- Samarkand State Institute of Foreign LanguagesCollege, 1 km west
- Registan plazaHotel, 1¼ km southwest
- Ŭrta Osiyo Temir YŭliRailroad, 2½ km northeast
- Regal Palace HotelHotel, 4½ km north
- Zeravshan River BasinDrainage basin, 7 km northeast
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