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   Registan

   Registan, officially the Registan Square (Uzbek: Registon maydoni) is a historic public square in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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   Gur-e Amir

   The Gūr-i Amīr or Guri Amir (Uzbek: Amir Temur maqbarasi, Goʻri Amir, Persian: گورِ امیر) is a mausoleum of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (also known as Tamerlane) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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   Bibi-Khanym Mosque

   The Bibi-Khanym Mosque (Uzbek: Bibixonim masjidi; Persian: مسجد بی بی خانم; also variously spelled as Khanum, Khanom, Hanum, Hanim) is one of the most important monuments of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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   Shah-i-Zinda

   Shah-i-Zinda is a necropolis in the north-eastern part of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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   Afrasiyab

   Afrasiyab is an ancient site in northern Samarkand, present-day Uzbekistan, that was occupied from c. 500 BC to 1220 AD prior to the Mongol invasion in the 13th century.

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   Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand

   The Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand (Uzbek: Afrosiyob-Samarqand shahar tarixi muzeyi) is a museum located at the historical site of Afrasiyab, one of the largest archaeological sites in the world and an ancient city that wa…

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   Hazrat-Hyzr Mosque

   The Hazrat Khizr Mosque is a historical monument in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (mid-19th century); associated with the name of the legendary Islamic prophet Khizr.

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   Khodja Doniyor Mausoleum

   Khoja Doniyor mausoleum is an architectural monument in Samarkand (built at the beginning of the 20th century). It is located in the east side of the Afrosiyab fortress along the Siyob stream.

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   Al Bukhari Memorial

   The Memorial Complex of Imam al-Bukhari (Persian: آرامگاه امام بخاریUzbek: Imom al-Buxoriy yodgorlik majmuasi; Arabic: قبر الامام البخاري) is an Islamic religious complex located in the district of Xo'ja Ismoil in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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    St. John the Baptist Church, Samarkand

    The St. John the Baptist Church is the only Catholic church in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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   Kafir-kala

   Kafir-kala ("Fortress of the infidels") is an ancient fortress beside the Dargom river, 12 kilometers south of the city center of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, protecting the southern border of the Samarkand oasis.

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   Shahrisabz Museum of History and Material Culture

   The Shahrisabz Museum of History and Material Culture, also known as the Amir Temur Museum of Shahrisabz, is a museum in the city of Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan.

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   Ishrat-Khana Mausoleum

   The Ishratkhana Mausoleum (Uzbek: Ishratxona maqbarasi) is an architectural monument-mausoleum in Samarkand, built during the reign of the Timurid ruler Abu Said (1451-1469).

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   State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan

   The State Museum of Cultural History of Uzbekistan (Oʻzbekiston madaniyati tarixi davlat muzeyi,) is a museum of history, art and culture in Samarkand.

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   Khodzha Abdu-Derun Mausoleum

   Abdidarun Complex is an ancient shrine located on the eastern side (inside, darun means inside) of the Samarkand fortress wall.

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   Unknown Mausoleum-2

   Unknown Mausoleum-2 (Nameless mausoleum-2) is an architectural monument in Samarkand and is part of the Shah-i-Zinda ensemble. It was built in the 90s of the 14th century.

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   Zoological Museum of Samarkand State University

   Zoological Museum of Samarkand State University named after Alisher Navoi is one of the largest history museums in Uzbekistan. It is a part of Samarkand State University named after Alisher Navoi, located in Samarkand.

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   Ustad Ali Nasafi Mausoleum

   Unknown Mausoleum-1 is an architectural monument in Samarkand, part of Shah-i-Zinda ensemble.

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