Samarkand

Samarkand or Samarqand is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan, it is also one of the most famous city of modern Uzbekistan, Samarkand is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world, prospering because of it’s location on the trade route between China and Europe, Samarkand has beautiful architectural monuments also the city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Bibi-Khonym

The Bibi-Khonym Mosque remains one of the city's most famous landmarks, it was constructed in the 1399, at the time of it’s construction it was considered to be one of the biggest Mosque ever with the largest dome in the Muslim world, the Mosque was constructed by Amir Temur in 1399.

Registan Square

The Registan Square is one of the main attractions of Samarkand, the word Registan means “sand place”. The Registan Square consists of three Madrassah namely Ulugbek Madrassah, Sher – Dor Madrassah and the Tilla-Kari Madrassah which is gold covered, the place surely stands up to it’s reputation as the heart of the ancient Samarkand.

Gur-Emir

The Gur-Emir Mausoleum is where Tamurlane is buried along with several sons and a grandson, it is said that he made pyramids out of the skulls of the people he defeated

Shah-i-Zinda

Shah-i-Zinda is situated on southeastern mound of Afrosiab. This architectural complex consists of 44 tombs in more than 20 mausoleums, it’s a big medieval burial complex, often referred to as “the street of the dead”. It is considered as a holy place for Muslims.

Khazrat-Khizr

Khazrat-Khizr is a beautiful ancient mosque at the entrance of town, it was destroyed by Genghis Khan and was rebuilt in 19 century. From here one can watch over the Bibi-Khonym Mosque, the big bazaar and the mountains in the South.

Ulugbek's telescope

Ulugbek was the grandson of Timur and also a astronomer, scientist and a architect, today only the foundations remain of the Ulugbek's telescope but it is truly extraordinary.