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Samarkand

Samarkand is a major city located in southeastern Uzbekistan and is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. With a population of 882,000 inhabitants in 2026, it is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan after Tashkent. It is the capital of the Samarkand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements of…

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Area
1,123 ha (2,770 acres)
Buffer zone
1,369 ha (3,380 acres)
Country
Uzbekistan
Criteria
Cultural: i, ii, iv
Demonym
Samarqandlik • Samarkandian
Elevation
705 m (2,313 ft)

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Samarkand

Nodes428
Edges427
Triples562
Avg. degree2
Density0.004673
Components1

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related to Islam · 47
Samarkand → Al-Adab, Approximately, Arabs, Before, Buddhists, Bukhari, Central Asia, Christianity, For, From, Hanafi, His, Imam Bukhari, Imam Maturidi, In Samarkand, Iran, Islam, Islamic, Judaism, Khodja Akhror Wali
related to External links · 34
Samarkand → Andrew, Archived, August, Bealby, Bukhara, Columbia University's Encyclopædia Iranica, CPA Media, Crossroad, Cultures, David, Encyclopædia Britannica, Forbes, GCatholic, Henley, History, John Thomas, Kropotkin, Latin Catholic, March, Peter Alexeivitch
related to Christianity · 33
Samarkand → According, Afrasiyab, After, Arab, Baptist, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Catholics, Central Asia, Chaghatai, Chaghatai Khan, China, Christianity, Eljigidey, Europe, In, Islam, Johann Elemosina, John, Marco Polo
related to Local · 28
Samarkand → Buses, Chevrolets, Czech, Daewoo, Daewoo Damas, Finally, From, From Soviet, GAZ-21, GAZ-24, GAZ-3102, GAZelle, Isuzu, Many, Marshrutka, Rudaki Street, Samarkandian, Samarkandians, SamarkandTaxi, SamarkandTram
related to Language · 25
Samarkand → Armenians, As, Azerbaijanis, Belarusians, Germans, Greeks, Koreans, Poles, Russian, Russians, Samarkand Herald, Samarkandian Arabs, Samarkandian Iranians, Samarkandskiy, Several Russian-language, STV, Tatars, The, The Samarkandian TV, Turkic
related to General and cited references · 24
Samarkand → Alexander Morrison, Anthropology, Azim Malikov, British India, Comparison, Cult, International Journal, Issue, Issue No, Middle East, Modern Anthropology, No, OUP, Oxford, Oxford Historical Monographs, Russian Rule, Sacred, Samarqand, Soviet, Summer
related to Soviet period · 23
Samarkand → Additionally, Bartold, During World War II, European, History, In, Many, Nazi Germany, Nazis, Russian Empire, Samarkand's, Smolensk, Soviet, Soviet Union, Tashkent, The, Turkestan Provisional Government, USSR, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, Uzbek SSR
related to history · 22
Samarkand → Along, Archaeological, Archaeology, BC, Bukhara, Central Asia, China, Darg'om, Europe, Hojamazgil, Institute, Iron Age, Mesolithic, Okhalik, Researchers, Sazag'on, Sazag'on-1, Syob, The Syob, There
related to International relations · 22
Samarkand → AfghanistanBanda Aceh, Agra, BelgiumMary, BrazilSamara, BulgariaRio, ChinaNara, IndiaBalkh, IndiaNishapur, IndonesiaCusco, IranPlovdiv, Janeiro, Japan, LatviaKairouan, MexicoNew Delhi, PakistanLiège, PeruJūrmala, RussiaLahore, RussiaXi'an, TajikistanKrasnoyarsk, TunisiaKhujand
related to Architecture · 21
Samarkand → Allah, An, Arabic, Artisans, Bibi-Khanym, Despite, Gur-i Amir, Hindustan, India, Iranian, Islam, Islamic, It, Mongols, Muhammad, Samarkand's, The, The Bibi-Khanym, Timur, Timur's

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city also uzbek century uzbekistan central one russian asia turkic language empire bukhara tajik built became capital soviet persian mosque

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SamarkandArea1,123 ha (2,770 acres)1.00infobox
SamarkandBuffer zone1,369 ha (3,380 acres)1.00infobox
SamarkandCountryUzbekistan1.00infobox
SamarkandCriteriaCultural: i, ii, iv1.00infobox
SamarkandDemonymSamarqandlik • Samarkandian1.00infobox
SamarkandElevation705 m (2,313 ft)1.00infobox
SamarkandInscription2001 (25th Session)1.00infobox
SamarkandOfficial nameSamarkand – Crossroads of Cultures1.00infobox
SamarkandPostal code1401001.00infobox
SamarkandReference6031.00infobox
SamarkandSettled8th century BC1.00infobox
SamarkandTime zoneUTC+05:00 (UZT)1.00infobox
SamarkandVilayatSamarqand Vilayat1.00infobox
SamarkandWebsitesamarkand.uz1.00infobox
Samarkand• BodyFazliddin Umarov1.00infobox
Samarkand• Density7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi)1.00infobox
Samarkand• District-level city120 km2 (46 sq mi)1.00infobox
Samarkand• District-level city882,0001.00infobox
Samarkand• Metro1,300,0001.00infobox
Samarkand• TypeCity Administration1.00infobox
Samarkandis amajor city located in southeastern Uzbekistan and is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia0.90text
Samarkandis avibrant city0.90text
Samarkandis apopulation of Central Asian Arabs0.90text
Samarkandis acenter of the Samarkand branch0.90text
Samarkandis aArmenian Apostolic Church0.90text
Samarkandis aArmenian Church Surb Astvatsatsin.Orthodox Cathedral of St0.90text
Samarkandis amodern multiplex which opened in early 2022 in eastern Samarkand0.90text
Samarkandis amausoleum known as Gur-i Amir0.90text
Samarkandis aimportant rail junction of Uzbekistan0.90text

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