Samarkand or Samarqand (/ ˈ s æ m ər k æ n d / SAM-ər-kand; Uzbek and Tajik: Самарқанд / Samarqand, IPA: [samarˈqand,-ant]) 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, Farhod and Khishrav. [2]

Jan 9, 2025 · Samarkand, 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.The city was later ruled by Central Asian Turks (6th century ce), the Arabs (8th century), the Samanids of Iran (9th–10th century), and various Turkic peoples (11th–13th ...

When the Silk Road was reopened by the emperors of the T'ang dynasty (618-907), Maracanda was one of its most important stations. Beautiful frescoes, found in a palace, prove the city's wealth in the intermezzo after the fall of the Sasanian Empire and before the Arab conquest.. Until 711, it was a treasured possession of the khan of the Western Turks; in that year, it was conquered by the Arabs.

Nov 16, 2023 · Registan Square: With its varied sights, including stunning mosques, mausoleums and madrassas, Samarkand is a must-visit Uzbekistan city.Among its major highlights is the stunning Registan Square.

Maracanda, also known as Marakanda or Maracand, was an ancient city located in Central Asia, historically associated with the Achaemenid Empire. Maracanda was situated in the fertile valley of the Zeravshan River, in what is now modern-day Uzbekistan.

Marakanda (mod. Samarkand), chief town of Achaemenid Sogdiana, in the valley of the river Zarafshan, which was the base of *Alexander(3) the Great's tough campaigns in the region. Quintus *Curtius Rufus (7.

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In 329 BCE, the city was conquered by Alexander the Great and adopted the Greek name of Marakanda. Subsequently, Samarqand was ruled by a succession of Iranian and Turkic dynasties until the Mongol invasion by Chinggis Khan in 1220.

Statues depicting an ancient caravan in the city of Samarkand, formerly Marakanda, an important stop on the Silk Road. Overview: The Silk Road was the world's first superhighway.