🏛️ Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures

Uzbekistan · Asia · Cultural · 39.65°N, 66.97°E

Samarkand is a major city in south-eastern Uzbekistan. Among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia, it had a population of 882,000 inhabitants as of 2026, making it the second-largest city in Uzbekistan after Tashkent. It is the capital of the Samarkand Region and a district-level city that includes the urban-type settlements of Kimyogarlar, Farkhod, and Khishrav. It also served as the initial capital of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic from 1925 until 1930.

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Country	Uzbekistan
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	39.65°N, 66.97°E · view on map

Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures is a cultural World Heritage site in Uzbekistan, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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