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Samarkand
Samarkand is not only beautiful but also very important in historical aspect. Samarkand city is the second largest city after its “big brother” Tashkent. Like Tashkent, Samarkand once was the capital of Uzbekistan. Proudly standing right in the center of Uzbekistan, on the left bank of the Zarafshan River, Samarkand generously welcomes everyone wanting to know its unbelievable breathtaking story which takes the beginning in the earliest days of humanity. Samarkand attracts tourists and scientists from all over the world with the stunning architecture, spirit of harmony, quietness and, of course, with many historical riddles and mysteries.
Tours to Самарканд
210$
2 days
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1 night
High-mountain Gilan village - an immersion into rural life
Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - Gelan - Samarkand
876$
9 days
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8 nights
Uzbekistan Train Trip Three
Tashkent – Kokand - Margilan - Rishtan - Tashkent - Samarkand – Bukhara – Tashkent
990$
9 days
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8 nights
Guaranteed departures to Uzbekistan
Tashkent – Samarkand – Bukhara – Khiva – Tashkent
815$
8 days
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7 nights
Heart of Central Asia
Tashkent - Khiva - Bukhara - Samarkand - Tashkent
1 275$
11 days
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10 nights
Cycling in Uzbekistan
Tashkent – Zaamin mountains – Jizzakh – Yangikishlak – Hayot – Aydarkul lake – Nurata – Bukhara – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand – Tashkent
1 175$
13 days
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12 nights
Thousand and One Night
Tashkent - Samarkand - Nurota - Bukhara - Khiva - Tashkent - Ferghana Valley - Tashkent
1 095$
11 days
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10 nights
Self-Driving in Uzbekistan Route One
Tashkent – Sentab – Bukhara – Khiva – Bukhara – Samarkand – Tashkent
1 053$
10 days
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9 nights
Self-Driving in Uzbekistan Route Two
Tashkent – Sentab – Bukhara – Baysun – Termez – Shahrisabz – Samarkand – Tashkent
943$
9 days
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8 nights
Self-Driving in Uzbekistan Route Three
Tashkent – Sentab – Yurt Camp – Bukhara – Shahrisabz – Samarkand – Tashkent
350$
2 days
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1 night
Tour One
Tashkent – Bukhara – Samarkand – Tashkent
365$
2 days
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1 night
Tour Three
Tashkent - Samarkand - Tashkent
1 305$
12 days
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11 nights
Agro tour in Uzbekistan
Tashkent - Khiva - Bukhara - Uhum - Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - Tashkent
1 326$
12 days
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11 nights
Eco tour in Uzbekistan
Tashkent - Nukus - Muinak - Khiva - Bukhara - Nurata - Samarkand - Tashkent
935$
8 days
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7 nights
Ethno tour in Uzbekistan
Tashkent – Bukhara –Djeynau – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand - Tashkent
75$
10 days
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9 nights
Stihia Beyond
Tashkent - Samarkand - Bukhara - Khiva - Nukus - Muynak - Stihia Festival - Urgench
82$
11 days
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10 nights
Stihia Trip
Urgench - Nukus - Muynak - Stihia Festival - Khiva - Bukhara - Samarkand
685$
7 days
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9 nights
Eastern voyage from St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg - Tashkent - Samarkand - Bukhara - St. Petersburg
665$
7 days
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6 nights
Along the Great Silk Road
Moscow - Bukhara - Samarkand - Tashkent - Moscow
660$
6 days
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5 nights
A moment of the east
St. Petersburg - Bukhara - Samarkand - Tashkent - St. Petersburg
630$
6 days
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5 nights
Eastern voyage from Moscow
Moscow - Bukhara - Samarkand - Tashkent - Moscow
395$
3 days
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2 nights
Culinary duel in Samarkand
Moscow - Samarkand - Tashkent - Moscow
Sightseeing in Samarkand
History of Samarkand
History of Samarkand: aged 2500 years, still standing
Beautiful and very sad legend explains the reason Samarkand city was called like that. The story is about two lovers, boy and girl of the same age. The girl who was beautifully named Kant (“sugar”) and who was actually the princess met the boy named Samar and they eventually fell in love with each other. But when the reach and powerful father of Kant knew that Samar is coming from the poor family, he rejected the possibility of their marriage. Instead of this, Kant’s father killed the boy. When she knew her lover was dead, Samar killed herself by jumping off the castle roof. Overwhelmed with sadness of this story, people made a decision and gave the city a new name, dedicated to those young boy and girl. The name was Samarkand, and the legend of this love still lives.
In the world’s history Samarkand is like phoenix: it used to be destroyed by many invasions and wars, but survived every time to reborn from the ashes. The earth of Samarkand used to know so many exhausting battles, but the city is still standing, glorious, shiny and beautiful; and the history of Samarkand began more than 2500 years ago, marking every year with important events.
Once situated on the Afrosiab Mount, the city of Samarkand (its old name was Marakanda) grew in the very fast tempo, becoming the big city with bazaars and mosques. By the time invasion of Alexander the Great had begun, Samarkand was already well developed city with big population; crafts, culture and trade was on the high level. This flourishing town fell in ruins in 328 BC during the uprising against Alexander the Great, and that was not the last ordeal in Samarkand history.
Photo Gallery Samarkand
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