Sights of Samarkand

The history of Samarkand has more than two and a half thousand years. Most historical buildings date back to the 15th – 17th centuries, when Samarkand became the capital of the Tamerlane power and subsequent states. Samarkand is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ensembles
A photo	A photo	Title	Type of	Build Date	Description
		Ensemble Registan	Ensemble, square	1415-1660	The historical ensemble of buildings and the square in the center of Samarkand.
		Shahi Zinda Ensemble	Ensemble of mausoleums	XIV — XV century	The ensemble of mausoleums of the Samarkand nobility and a complex of historical buildings. The complex that has reached us consists of eleven mausoleums, which were sequentially attached to each other during the XIV-XV centuries.
		Ensemble Abdi Birun	Memorial building	1630s	Memorial building of worship. Built in the 1630s by the vizier and uncle of the ruler of the Bukhara Khanate Imamkuli Khan Nadir, a sofa-run on the 12th century mazar . It is considered one of the largest medieval memorials (Khazira) in Central Asia.
		Ensemble Abdi Darun	Ensemble of mausoleums	XV or XIX century	The memorial building at the grave of the famous Islamic jurist of the 9th century Abd al-Mazeddin.
		Khoja Ahrar ensemble	Ensemble of mausoleums	XIX and XX centuries	Located on the outskirts of the ancient cemetery of Jakerdiz in the southern suburban area of ​​Samarkand.
Mausoleums
A photo	A photo	Title	Type of	Build Date	Description
		Tomb of the Timurids	Mausoleum	1404 year	The mausoleum of the conqueror Amir Timur (also known as Tamerlan ).
		Mausoleum of Bibi Khanum	Mausoleum	1404 year	The mausoleum of the conqueror Amir Timur where Timur's wife Bibi-Honum is buried.
		Mausoleum of Khoja Doniyor	Mausoleum	1900 year	It is considered the burial place of the remains of the biblical and Quranic prophet Daniel (Doniyor, Daniel).
		Mausoleum of Abu Mansour Matridiy	Mausoleum	1300 years	Burial place of Abu Mansour al-Matirudi .
		Mausoleum of Rukhabad	Mausoleum	1380 year	The burial place of an Islamic preacher, theologian and mystic scholar Sheikh Burkhaneddin Klych Sagardzhi and other theologians.
		Mausoleum of Aksaray	Mausoleum	XV century	The tomb of other representatives of the Timurids .
		Mausoleum of Imam Al-Bukhari	Memorial complex, mausoleum	XVI century	Mausoleum of the famous Muslim leader Imam al-Bukhari .
		Ishrathon Mausoleum	Historic building, mausoleum	1451-1469 years	An architectural monument in Samarkand, built during the reign of Timurid Abu Seyid. The building, apparently, was the burial place of the representatives of the Timurid dynasty, since during the excavations of 1940 several female burials were discovered.
Madrasah
A photo	A photo	Title	Build Date	Description
		Ulugbek Madrasah		1415-1420	Muslim spiritual and educational, educational and religious building of the XV century.
		Tilla-Kari Madrasah		1646-1660	Muslim spiritual and educational, educational and religious building of the XVII century.
		Madrasah Sherdor		1619-1636	Muslim spiritual and educational, educational and religious building of the XVII century.
		Madrassah Khoja Ahrar			Muslim spiritual and educational, educational and religious building of the XVII century.
Mosques
A photo	A photo	Title	Type of	Build Date	Description
		Bibi Khanum Cathedral Mosque	Cathedral Mosque	1404 year	The mosque was erected by order of Tamerlane after his victorious campaign in India . Construction began in May 1399. The location of the future mosque was chosen by Timur himself. In the construction were involved masters from various countries: India, Iran , Khorezm . By September 1404, the main part of the complex was already built. In the courtyard of a mosque, 15 thousand people can pray at the same time.
		Hazret Khizr Mosque	Mosque	712 year (restored in 1919)	Muslim religious building in Samarkand at the southern tip of Afrasiab. The name of the mosque is associated with the name of the prophet (nabi) Khizra - the patron saint of travelers, the legendary owner of "living water".
-		Khoja Ziemurod Mosque	Mosque	IX - beginning of X centuries	one of the ancient religious buildings of Samarkand. The current building was built on the foundation of the late IX - early X centuries. During the restoration, bricks from the reign of the Sultan of the Seljuk Empire Ahmad Sanjar (1086–1157) were found in the foundation of the mosque.
-		Khoja Nisbatdor Mosque	Mosque	end of the 19th century	The mosque of the end of the XIX century in Samarkand, is located in the city center south of Registan Square. It is named after the theologian Khoja Nisbatdor, who lived until the 15th century. The mosque was built of burnt brick, surrounded by aivan and has a minaret.
		Namazgoh Mosque	Mosque	XVII century	Country mosque in Samarkand.
-		Mosque Cook	Mosque	-	-
-		Mosque Kosh House	Mosque	-	-
-		Khoja Ahror Mosque	Mosque	-	-
Ulugbek Observatory
A photo	A photo	Title	Type of	Build Date	Description
		Ulugbek Observatory	Medieval Observatory, Museum	1424-1428 years	One of the most significant observatories of the Middle Ages, built by Ulugbek on the Kuhak hill in the vicinity of Samarkand
Chorsu Shopping Dome
A photo	A photo	Title	Type of	Build Date	Description
		Chorsu Shopping Dome	Historic building, gallery	XV century	The building is located next to the Sherdor Madrasah in Registan.
Churches
Photo of the church	Photo inside the church	Title	Denomination	Build Date	Description
		Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Armenian Apostolic Church	1903 year	Church of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The church was built in 1903, at the expense of the local Armenian population.
		Church of St. John the Baptist	Roman catholic church	1916 year	In 1915, prisoners of war Poles, Austrians and Hungarians began to stay in Samarkand. In the same year, permission was obtained to build a Catholic church in Samarkand. The church was designed by architect E. Nelle in 1916.
Cathedral
Photo of the Cathedral	Photo inside the cathedral	Title	Denomination	Build Date	Description
		Cathedral of St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow	Russian Orthodox Church	1910 year	The solemn laying and consecration of the first stone was made in 1909. The cathedral itself was built by the fall of 1911, according to the project of the St. Petersburg architect Fyodor Mikhailovich , compiled for the Samarkand Cathedral and the garrison church in Termez and Fergana and other cities.
Temples
Photo of the temple	Photo inside the temple	Title	Denomination	Build Date	Description
		Church of St. George the Victorious	orthodox temple	1882 year	Bears the name of St. Great Martyr George the Victorious. One of the ancient temples of Samarkand. Architect V.A. Lemke.
		Church of St. George the Victorious	orthodox temple	1925 year	Bears the name of St. Great Martyr George the Victorious.
		Church of St. Alexander Nevsky	orthodox temple	1899 year	Bears the name of the Holy Great Martyr Alexander Nevsky. One of the ancient temples of Samarkand, unfortunately, was demolished.
		Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin	orthodox temple	1900 year	One of the ancient temples of Samarkand.
		Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker	orthodox temple	1900 year	One of the ancient temples of Samarkand.
Chapels
Photo of the church	Photo inside the church	Title	Denomination	Build Date	Description
		Chapel of St. George the Victorious	orthodox chapel	1925 year	Bears the name of St. Great Martyr George the Victorious.