Discover the beautiful Samarkand: An old Uzbek City on Silk Road
Samarkand is the second largest city of Uzbekistan and is of the same age as Rome, Athens and Babylon- more than 25 centuries old. Ancient Arab manuscripts refer to it as the “Gem of the East”, Europeans called it the “The Land of Scientists”. A majestic and beautiful city, Samarkand is the city of legends. When Alexander the Great saw Samarkand for the first time, he exclaimed: “ ...
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