Excursions

Gur Emir Mausoleum

Old Samarkand Citytour

As a conqueror there are few that are Tamerlane’s equal, both in territory and legacy left. Today one can visit his tomb in the beautifully reconstructed Gur-Emir Mausoleum (1404-1405, 15-17 centuries) and reflect on his life while looking at the largest piece of jade (greenstone) in the world

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Registan Square

Old Samarkand Citytour

This ensemble of majestic, tilting medressas – a near-overload of majolica, azure mosaics and vast, well-proportioned spaces – is the centrepiece of the city, and one of the most awesome single sights in Central Asia. The Registan, was medieval Samarkand’s commercial centre and the plaza was probably a wall-to-wall bazaar

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