- Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and one of the oldest cities of Central Asia1234. It was conquered by Alexander the Great in 329 BC3and became a vital trading centre on the Silk Road3. It was part of the Umayyad Empire in the 8th century3and the capital of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic from 1924 to 19361. Samarkand consists of an old city dating from medieval times and a new section built after the Russian conquest in the 19th century1.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Samarkand, city in east-central Uzbekistan that is one of the oldest cities of Central Asia. It was briefly (1924–36) the capital of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. Samarkand today consists of an old city dating from medieval times and a new section built after the Russian conquest of the area in the 19th century.www.britannica.com/place/Samarkand-UzbekistanSamarkand or Samarqand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of Samarqand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farxod and Xishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants, it is the second-largest city of Uzbekistan.www.wikiwand.com/en/SamarkandSamarkand City in the fertile Zeravshan valley, se Uzbekistan. One of the oldest cities in Asia, it was conquered by Alexander the Great in 329 bc. A vital trading centre on the Silk Road, it flourished in the 8th century as part of the Umayyad Empire.www.encyclopedia.com/places/commonwealth-ind…Samarqand or Samarkand (/ ˈsæmərkænd / SAM-ər-kand; Uzbek and Tajik: Самарқанд, pronounced [sæmærqænd, -ænt]; Persian: سمرقند) is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarkand
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Samarkand or Samarqand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarqand is the capital of Samarqand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants … See more
Samarqand is located in southeastern Uzbekistan, in the Zarefshan River valley, 135 km from Qarshi. Road M37 connects Samarqand to Bukhara, 240 km away. Road M39 connects … See more
Silk Road Samarqand (Eternal city)
Silk Road Samarqand is a modern multiplex which is set to open in early 2022 in eastern … See moreEarly history
Along with Bukhara, Samarqand is one of the oldest inhabited cities in Central Asia, prospering from its location on the trade route between China … See moreIslam
Islam entered Samarqand in the 8th century, during the invasion of the Arabs in Central Asia (Umayyad Caliphate). Before that, almost all inhabitants of Samarqand were Zoroastrians, and many Nestorians and See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license