Samarqand Region

sights.uz lists 64 historic and notable places in Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan. Among them are 46 monuments, 9 eco-tourism sites and 9 museums.

Makhsumbobo Mausoleum

Makhsumbobo Mausoleum, also sometimes called Maxsumbobo. The mausoleum of the saint Makhsum Baba, built in the 19th century in the city of Samarkand, popular among the people.…

Kuksaray (palace)

Kuksaray – the palace of Amir Timur, translated from the Turkic language as Blue Palace. According to some sources, Kuksaray was Amir Timur’s main palace in Samarkand.

Xazrati Dovud gʻori (ziyoratgohi)

The city of David is a pilgrimage site that attracts thousands of pilgrims every year. It is located 30 kilometers southeast of the town of Ossay and Mehnatkash in the Nurabad…

Kamongaron Reservoir

Kamongaron Reservoir is a reservoir in the village of Kamongaron, near the city of Urgut, Uzbekistan. It was built in 2015 by impounding the Kamongaronsoy river. Kamongaron…

Eshon Temirxon Toʻra Jome Mosque

Eshon Temirxon Toʻra Jome Mosque is a congregational mosque under the jurisdiction of the Office of Muslims of the Republic of Uzbekistan, located in the village of Orlot,…

Turar joy, hovli va hovliga kirish darvoza ustunlari (ilgarigi vino ishlab-chiqarish Filatovning uyi)

Filatov House Museum – a memorial building named after the retired Russian officer Dmitriy Filatov, located in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Opened in 1868. It is situated…

Russian-China Bank building

In Samarkand's former European quarter stands a late-nineteenth-century bank building, raised in 1899 on what was then Abramov Avenue to house a local branch of the Russo-Chinese…

Dahbedi complex

The Dahbedi complex lies in the village of Dahbed just outside Samarkand, built around the burial site of the sixteenth-century Naqshbandi Sufi teacher known as Makhdumi Azam,…

Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures

Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures is a UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site in Uzbekistan. The World Heritage Site includes the historic city core (Shahrestan) of the city Samarqand.

State wildlife sanctuary "Nurobod"

Nurabad is located at the intersection of Kashkadariya region and Navoiy region, in the western region of Samarkand region. It is bordered by Mubarak state reserve of…

State wildlife sanctuary "Koshrabad"

KoshraBot Reserve – located in the KoshraBot district of Samarkand region. Established on July 8, 1991. Area 16300 ha. Existing flora, fauna and other protected, rare plants,…

State wildlife sanctuary "Omonkuton"

Omonqoʻton reserve — a nature zone located in Samarkand region.

Khodja Mansur Matirudiy mausoleum

This mausoleum in Samarkand's Chokardiza cemetery marks the grave of Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (circa 853-944), a Hanafi jurist and theologian born in the Samarkand region who…

Rukhabad complex

The Rukhabad complex in central Samarkand is an ensemble built around the mausoleum of Burhan ad-Din Sagarji, a Sufi preacher and theologian of the Timurid era, whose family and…

Omonqoton National Nature Park

Omonqoton National Nature Park lies in the Urgut district of Samarkand region, centered on the mountain village of Omonqoton, one of the most heavily visited recreational areas…

Chor Chinor park

Chor-Chinor is a sacred garden on the edge of the town of Urgut, roughly 40 kilometers southeast of Samarkand, whose name means "four plane trees" in Tajik and Persian. It is…