Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
Also known as Old City of Samarkand, Old Samarkand
CulturalUzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Uzbekistan
Inscribed
2001
Area
1,123 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Proto-urban Site of Sarazm
TajikistanCultural51 km away
Shahrisabz
UzbekistanCultural70 km away
Historic Centre of Bukhara
UzbekistanCultural220 km away
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, UzbekistanCultural232 km away
Tashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia
UzbekistanCultural263 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ17255582, open data (CC0)
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