Things to do in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The top attractions and places to visit in Samarkand, by how many Wikipedias have an article about them: Registan, Gur-e Amir and Bibi-Khanym Mosque, and 36 more within 27 km of the centre.
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Top attractions in Samarkand
RegistanSquare · 1 km from the centre
Gur-e AmirMonument · 0.8 km from the centre
Bibi-Khanym MosqueMosque · 1.5 km from the centre
Shah-i-ZindaArchaeological site · 2.2 km from the centreAfrasiyabArchaeological site · 2.7 km from the centre
Afrasiab Museum of SamarkandMuseum · 3 km from the centre
Landmarks and monuments
RegistanSquare · 1 km from the centre · On the map
Gur-e AmirMonument · 0.8 km from the centre · On the map
Shah-i-ZindaArchaeological site · 2.2 km from the centre · On the mapAfrasiyabArchaeological site · 2.7 km from the centre · On the map
Khodja Doniyor MausoleumMonument · 3.3 km from the centre · On the map
- KoktepeArchaeological site · 27 km from the centre · On the map
Kafir-kalaArchaeological site · 10 km from the centre · On the map
Al Bukhari MemorialMonument · 18 km from the centre · On the map
Khodzha Abdu-Derun MausoleumMonument · 2.7 km from the centre · On the map
Ishrat-Khana MausoleumMonument · 2.6 km from the centre · On the map
Aksaray mausoleumMonument · 0.9 km from the centre · On the map- Mausoleum Qassim-ibn-AbbasMonument · 2.2 km from the centre · On the map
Bibi-Khanym MausoleumMonument · 1.7 km from the centre · On the mapRukhabad MausoleumMonument · 0.5 km from the centre · On the map
Mausoleum of Islam KarimovMonument · 1.9 km from the centre · On the map
Ustad Ali Nasafi MausoleumMonument · 2.2 km from the centre · On the map
Unknown Mausoleum-2Monument · 2.2 km from the centre · On the map- Amir Burunduk MausoleumMonument · 2.2 km from the centre · On the map
Mausoleum of Abu Mansur al-MaturidiMonument · 1.9 km from the centre · On the map
Statue of Ulugh Beg (Samarkand)Monument · 4.1 km from the centre · On the map
Makhsumbobo MausoleumMonument · 1.9 km from the centre · On the map
Mausoleum of Murad AvliyaMonument · 3.3 km from the centre · On the map
Nuriddin Basir MausoleumMonument · 2.1 km from the centre · On the map
Churches, mosques and temples
Bibi-Khanym MosqueMosque · 1.5 km from the centre · On the map
Hazrat-Hyzr MosqueMosque · 1.9 km from the centre · On the map
St. John the Baptist Church, SamarkandTemple or shrine · 1.2 km from the centre · On the map
Khoja Ahrar complex, SamarkandMosque · 4.1 km from the centre · On the mapNamazga MosqueMosque · 2 km from the centre · On the map
Khoja Nisbatdor MosqueMosque · 1.4 km from the centre · On the map
Kuk MosqueMosque · 0.8 km from the centre · On the mapSaint Alexius of Moscow church in SamarkandTemple or shrine · 1 km from the centre · On the map
Museums
Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand3 km from the centre · On the map
Sadriddin-Aini-Museum1 km from the centre · On the map
State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan3.4 km from the centre · On the map
Samarkand Museum of Local Lore0.9 km from the centre · On the map
Ulugbek observatory museum4.2 km from the centre · On the mapShahrisabz Museum of History and Material Culture0.8 km from the centre · On the map
Zoological Museum of Samarkand State University0.7 km from the centre · On the map
Международный музей мира и солидарности в Самарканде0.9 km from the centre · On the map
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Photo credits
- Registan: Bernard Gagnon, CC0
- Gur-e Amir: Arina Pan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bibi-Khanym Mosque: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0
- Shah-i-Zinda: Vaurien, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Afrasiyab: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand: Bgag, CC0
- Hazrat-Hyzr Mosque: Akhemen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khodja Doniyor Mausoleum: Alexandronikos, Public domain
- St. John the Baptist Church, Samarkand: Bobyrr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kafir-kala: Bogaevskii, Nikolai V., 1843-1912, Public domain
- Al Bukhari Memorial: Alaexis, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Khodzha Abdu-Derun Mausoleum: Bogaevskii, Nikolai V., 1843-1912, Public domain
- Ishrat-Khana Mausoleum: Nikolay Trebukchin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aksaray mausoleum: Наумов Андрей, CC BY 3.0
- Sadriddin-Aini-Museum: Bobyrr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bibi-Khanym Mausoleum: Arina Pan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rukhabad Mausoleum: Alaexis, CC BY-SA 2.5
- State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan: Jamshid Avazovich Djurakulov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khoja Ahrar complex, Samarkand: Bogaevskii, Nikolai V., 1843-1912, Public domain
- Namazga Mosque: Bobyrr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khoja Nisbatdor Mosque: Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kuk Mosque: Toïlev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saint Alexius of Moscow church in Samarkand: Bobyrr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mausoleum of Islam Karimov: Вадим Савицкий (Vadim Savitsky)., CC BY 4.0
- Samarkand Museum of Local Lore: Hasan Tohirov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ulugbek observatory museum: Bgag, CC0
- Shahrisabz Museum of History and Material Culture: Bobyrr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ustad Ali Nasafi Mausoleum: Bgag, CC0
- Unknown Mausoleum-2: Bgag, CC0
- Mausoleum of Abu Mansur al-Maturidi: Oltantr, Public domain
- Zoological Museum of Samarkand State University: Akhemen, Public domain
- Международный музей мира и солидарности в Самарканде: ShHamrayev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Statue of Ulugh Beg (Samarkand): BeshevI, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Makhsumbobo Mausoleum: Akhemen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mausoleum of Murad Avliya: Akhemen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nuriddin Basir Mausoleum: Akhemen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- The list comes from Wikidata (CC0): museums, castles, palaces, cathedrals, parks, gardens, zoos, squares, monuments and other landmarks with their own articles in at least three Wikipedias, the best known first.
- Each place counts for one city, the one closest to it by size and distance, so nearby towns don’t repeat it.
- There are no opening hours, tickets or pictures here: the Wikipedia article for each has them.
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