East Babylon

Samarkand

Things to Do

Samarkand is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia along the ancient Silk Road. Known for its stunning turquoise domes and grandiose Islamic architecture, the city’s crown jewel is Registan Square, a masterpiece of Timurid design.

Photographer: Clarissa Tan

    • Registan Square 

    • Shah-i-Zinda 

    • Siab Bazaar

    • Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum

    • Bibi-Khanym Mosque

    • Ulugh Beg Observatory 

    • Ancient Afrasiyab

    • Afrasiyab Museum of Samarkand 

    • Samarkand Museum of history 

    • Museum of Winemaking 

    • State Museum of Culture and Art of Uzbekistan

    • Hazrat Khizr Mosque

    • Namazgoh Mosque 

    • Khoja Ahrar Mosque 

    • Rukhabad Mausoleum Mosque

    • Central Park ( Alisher Navoi Central Park)

    • University Boulevard (Boulevard  of Samarkand State University)

    • Imam Al-Bukhari Memorial Park 

    • Amir Temur Park 

    • Eternal City (New Samarkand

    • Emirhan

    • Bibikhanym Chaikhana

    • Sogdiana Café 

    • Eternal City

    • Joni Osh

    • Peperoni’s

    • Siab Bazaar 

    • Khujum Silk Factory 

    • Registan Area Souvenir Shops 

    • Samarkand Handcrafts Center

  • Registan

  • Shah-I-Zinda

  • Bibi Khanym Mosque

  • Siab Bazaar