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Samarkand, the blue city

A Silk Road crossroads for more than two thousand years and Tamerlane’s capital in the late 14th century, Samarkand has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2001 as a “crossroads of cultures”.

Days 3–53 nightsUNESCO World Heritage
Samarkand
01On the itinerary

Samarkand

Three nights here: time to see the Registan by day and lit up at night, to walk through the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis and to reach Shakhrisabz on a day trip.

02What you see
  1. The Registan and its three madrasas: Ulugh Beg, Sher-Dor, Tilla-Kari
  2. Gur-e-Amir, Tamerlane’s mausoleum
  3. The Shah-i-Zinda necropolis and its blue tilework
  4. The Bibi-Khanym mosque and the Siyob bazaar
  5. The Ulugh Beg observatory and the Afrosiab site
  6. The silk paper workshop
03The other stops

The other stops

passing throughShakhrisabzTamerlane’s birthplace and the remains of his white palace, Ak-Saray.Learn more 1 nightKyzylkumNurata, Lake Aydarkul, Bactrian camels and a night in a yurt.Learn more 3 nightsBukharaMore than a hundred and forty monuments, the Kalon minaret and the trading domes.Learn more 1 nightKhivaItchan Kala: an entire city behind its mud-brick walls.Learn more 2 nightsTashkentThe capital: grand squares, the Navoi opera and a metro decorated station by station.Learn more

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