In Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan), near the border with Tajikistan, there is a beautiful and famous ancient city of Samarkand (Samarkand). Samarkanda is 2600 years old and at the moment almost half a million people live in it.
Registan Square is the historical center of the city and a place where it is better to start excursions.
The Khazrat Hizr Mosque, destroyed by the Mongols, and the mosque of Namazgh, who has the gift of healing pilgrims, are the oldest religious structures of Samarkand.
Mausoleum Sheybanidov and Mausoleum Aksarai — a tribute to the rulers of the city.
The Bibi-Khan Mosque began to be built 1600 years ago by order of Tamerlana. Once it was considered the largest and most beautiful mosque on Earth. And engineering methods used in its construction were used for the first time in history.
In the Ruhabad mausoleum there is a strand of the hair of the prophet Muhammad, and in the mausoleum of the prophet Daniil is the hand of King Solomon.
Till-Kari Madrases were built using pure gold, Ulugbek madrassus was the main educational institution of the East, and the Sher-Dor Madrasah was one of the most beautiful buildings of the planet.
It is believed that the Olugbek Observatory is one of the oldest in the world. Inside the observatory, an insanely interesting museum containing invaluable exhibits on astronomical themes is opened.