Samarkand - Wikipedia
WEBSamarkand or Samarqand ( / 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.
Samarkand | Uzbekistan, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSamarkand, city in east-central Uzbekistan that is one of the oldest cities of Central Asia. Known as Maracanda in the 4th century bce, it was the capital of Sogdiana and was captured by Alexander the Great in 329 bce.
Sogdia - Wikipedia
WEBSogdia or Sogdiana was an ancient Iranian civilization between the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, and in present-day Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Sogdiana was also a province of the Achaemenid Empire, and listed on the Behistun Inscription of Darius the Great.
Marakanda - Wikipedia
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Samarkand – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBSamarkand (or Samarqand) is perhaps the most famous city of modern Uzbekistan, and home to many of that country's historical sites. From before the time of Alexander the Great through the present, Samarkand has been the jewel in Central Asia's resplendent crown. No other city represents the Silk Road quite like Samarkand. Understand [ edit]
Samarkand - Wikitravel
WEBMar 29, 2024 · Samarkand (also and more rarely in English, Samarqand), is perhaps the most famous city of modern Uzbekistan. The city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Understand [ edit] The name Samarkand is derived from Old Persian asmara ("stone, rock" and from Sogdian qand ("fort", "town"). Samarkand literally means "stone fort" or …
Siege of Malakand - Wikipedia
WEBHeavy. Heavy. The siege of Malakand was the 26 July – 2 August 1897 siege of the British garrison in the Malakand region of colonial British India 's North West Frontier Province. [6] The British faced a force of Pashtun tribesmen whose tribal lands had been bisected by the Durand Line, [7] the 1,519 mile (2,445 km) border between Afghanistan ...
Samarkand – Wikipedia
WEBSamarkand är en stad med en lång historia. Den grundades av den persiske storkungen Kyros II på 500-talet före Kristus. Under antiken var den för grekerna känd under namnet Marakanda, och var en viktig länk för handeln mellan Persien och Centralasien.
Quadrangular Mardakan Fortress - Wikipedia
WEBThe Quadrangular Mardakan Fortress or the Great Mardakan Castle ( Azerbaijani: Dördkünc Mərdəkan qalası or Azerbaijani: Böyük Mərdəkan qəsri) is a historical and architectural monument located in the Mardakan settlement of the Khazar district in Baku.
Marakanda: a Pleiades place resource
WEBLast modified Dec 28, 2023 09:25 PM — History. tags: dare:ancient=1 , dare:feature=settlement , dare:major=0. Marakanda (now Samarkand in Uzbekistan) was a major ancient settlement founded ca. 700 BC by the Sogdians. Alexander the Great conquered Marakanda during his eastern campaigns.
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