The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the ...
Samarkand, once a bustling hub on the Silk Road, was also an epicentre of scientific discovery. In the 15th century, Ulugh Beg, a Timurid ruler and astronomer, built an advanced observatory where ...
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