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Architectural Building Attractions In Samarkand

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Samarkand , alternatively Samarqand, is a city in modern-day Uzbekistan, and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city from the late Paleolithic era, though there is no direct evidence of when exactly Samarkand was founded; some theories propose that it was founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean, at times Samarkand was one of the greatest cities of Central Asia.By the time of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, it was the capital of the Sogdian satrapy. The city was taken by Alexande...
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Architectural Building Attractions In Samarkand

  • 1. Gur Emir Mausoleum Samarkand
    The Gūr-i Amīr or Guri Amir , is a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It occupies an important place in the history of Persian-Mongolian Architecture as the precursor and model for later great Mughal architecture tombs, including Gardens of Babur in Kabul, Humayun's Tomb in Delhi and the Taj Mahal in Agra, built by Timur's Persianised descendants, the ruling Mughal dynasty of North India. It has been heavily restored.
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  • 2. Ulugbek Madrasah Samarkand
    Mīrzā Muhammad Tāraghay bin Shāhrukh , better known as Ulugh Beg Uzbekistan), was a Timurid ruler as well as an astronomer, mathematician and sultan. His commonly known name is not truly a personal name, but rather a moniker, which can be loosely translated as Great Ruler and is the Turkic equivalent of Timur's Perso-Arabic title Amīr-e Kabīr. His real name was Mīrzā Mohammad Tāraghay bin Shāhrukh. Ulugh Beg was also notable for his work in astronomy-related mathematics, such as trigonometry and spherical geometry. He built the great Ulugh Beg Observatory in Samarkand between 1424 and 1429. It was considered by scholars to have been one of the finest observatories in the Islamic world at the time and the largest in Central Asia. He built the Ulugh Beg Madrasah in Samarkand and Bu...
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  • 3. Saint Daniel's Tomb Samarkand
    Walī is an Arabic word whose literal meanings include custodian, protector, helper, and friend. In the vernacular, it is most commonly used by Muslims to indicate an Islamic saint, otherwise referred to by the more literal friend of God. In the traditional Islamic understanding of saints, the saint is portrayed as someone marked by [special] divine favor ... [and] holiness, and who is specifically chosen by God and endowed with exceptional gifts, such as the ability to work miracles. The doctrine of saints was articulated by Islamic scholars very early on in Muslim history, and particular verses of the Quran and certain hadith were interpreted by early Muslim thinkers as documentary evidence of the existence of saints. Graves of saints around the Muslim world became centers of pilgrimage ...
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