#1 most popular of 6 things to do in Samarkand
- "This ensemble of three majestic, tilting medressas (coranic's schools), a near overload of majolica, azure mosaics and vast, well proportioned spaces, is the masterpiece of the city. The Ulughbek medressa is the…"
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#2 most popular of 6 things to do in Samarkand
- "Gur Emir is the Tajik name for the tomb of the emir. Timur was the most famous warlord of Central Asia with Gengis Khan. This is a very nice and elegant mausoleum topped by a fluted azure dome, at the edge of the…"
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#3 most popular of 6 things to do in Samarkand
- "The most moving of samarkand's sights is the street of tombs east of Bibi Kahnym. The name which means Tombs of The leaving King, refers to its original, innermost and holiest shrine, a complex of cool; quiet,…"
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#4 most popular of 6 things to do in Samarkand
- "The gigantic mosque north-east of Registan, powerful and shapely even in ruins, was finished shortly before Timur's death and must have been the jewel of the empire. The main gate (35 m high) collapsed in an…"
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#5 most popular of 6 things to do in Samarkand
- "Around and behind Bibi Khanym is the colourful market called bazar in orient. There is a bazar in every central Asia city . This is the best place to meet locals and share a little bit of their life. People still…"
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#6 most popular of 6 things to do in Samarkand
- "Ulughbek was more famous as an astronomer than a ruler. About 1km from Registan are the ramains of an immense (30m tall) astrolabe for obsering star positions, part of a 3 storey observatory he built in the…"
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