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Samarkand or Samarqand (/ ˈ s æ m ər k æ n d / SAM-ər-kand; Uzbek and Tajik: Самарқанд, pronounced [sæmærqænd,-ænt]; Persian: سمرقند) is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia.
- Samarcanda
Samarcanda è una città dell'Uzbekistan, capoluogo della...
- Samarcanda
7 mar 2024 · Samarkand, city in east-central Uzbekistan that is one of the oldest cities of Central Asia. Known as Maracanda in the 4th century bce, it was the capital of Sogdiana and was captured by Alexander the Great in 329 bce. The city was later ruled by Central Asian Turks (6th century ce ), the Arabs (8th century), the Samanids of Iran ...
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Samarcanda è una città dell'Uzbekistan, capoluogo della regione omonima e seconda città del Paese per popolazione.
The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the Timurid period from the 14th to the 15th centuries. The major monuments include the Registan Mosque and madrasas, Bibi-Khanum Mosque, the Shakhi-Zinda ...
29 mar 2024 · Samarkand (also and more rarely in English, Samarqand), is perhaps the most famous city of modern Uzbekistan. The city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Understand . The name Samarkand is derived from Old Persian asmara ("stone, rock" and from Sogdian qand ("fort", "town"). Samarkand literally means "stone fort" or "rock town").
Negli anni successivi vi sorsero numerose industrie che portarono Samarcanda ad essere la seconda città dell'Uzbekistan per popolazione. Nel 2001 l' UNESCO ha inserito la città, vecchia di 2700 anni, nella lista dei patrimoni dell'umanità.
