Samarkand
Days 1-7Days 1-7The RegistanThree facing madrasas: Ulugh Beg's of 1420, the Sher-Dor of 1636 with its big cats and human-faced sun, and the gilded Tilya-Kori of 1660.€4Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Shah-i-Zinda necropolisA stepped lane of some forty mausoleums, many for Tamerlane's family and court, leading to the tomb of Qusam ibn Abbas, the Prophet's cousin.2,€50Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Gur-e-Amir MausoleumBuilt in 1404 for Tamerlane's grandson, it received the conqueror himself a year later; its 32-metre ribbed dome prefigures the Mughal tombs of India.3,€50Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Bibi-Khanym MosqueBuilt between 1399 and 1404 with Indian plunder and meant to be the Islamic world's largest mosque, it cracked within Tamerlane's lifetime.2,€50Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Ulugh Beg ObservatoryTamerlane's astronomer grandson built it around 1424; the surviving trench holds part of a giant sextant with a 40-metre radius.2,€50Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Afrasiab archaeological siteThe bare hills north of town are ancient Samarkand, inhabited from the 7th century BC until Genghis Khan destroyed it in 1220.2,€50Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Khoja Daniyar MausoleumA long white building with five domes above the Siab river, holding an 18-metre cenotaph that local tradition links to the prophet Daniel.1,€50Book on GetYourGuide →
No booking needed: Siab Bazaar
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