Marco Polo Square

Marco Polo Square is a park in Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan. Marco Polo Square is situated nearby to the park Afrasiab Square, as well as near Ancient water Reservoir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hamid Alimjan Samarkand Theatre and Chorsu.

Hamid Alimjan Samarkand Theatre

Theater building

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Hamid Alimjan Samarkand Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 300 metres west of Marco Polo Square.

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 630 metres northeast of Marco Polo Square.

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 Marco Polo Square.

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.