Samarkand: what to see and where to eat

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546,303 people live here

Nearest airport: Samarkand International Airport (SKD), about 4.93 km from the centre

Distances are straight-line and the walking time is an estimate, not a route.

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Things to see

  • square

    Registan

    historical center of Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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  • mausoleum

    Gur-e Amir

    mausoleum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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  • mosque

    Bibi-Khanym Mosque

    historical mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 15 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • astronomical observatory

    Ulugh Beg Observatory

    observatory in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, built in the 1420s

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  • necropolis

    Shah-i-Zinda

    necropolis in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • archaeological site

    Afrasiyab

    archaeological site in Uzbekistan

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 16 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mosque

    Hazrat-Hyzr Mosque

    mosque in Samarkand

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mausoleum

    Khodja Doniyor Mausoleum

    mausoleum in Samarkand

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Янги бозор, about 18 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • architectural landmark

    St. John the Baptist Church, Samarkand

    church in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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  • mausoleum

    Al Bukhari Memorial

    islamic religious complex in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • mausoleum

    Khodzha Abdu-Derun Mausoleum

    building in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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    Ishrat-Khana Mausoleum

    building in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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  • mausoleum

    Aksaray mausoleum

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  • mausoleum

    Rukhabad Mausoleum

    Mausoleum in Samarkand

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  • mausoleum

    Bibi-Khanym Mausoleum

    mausoleum in Samarkand

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 12 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mosque

    Namazga Mosque

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  • hill

    Chupan-Ata Mausoleum

    hill in Uzbekistan

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  • eastern orthodox church building

    Saint Alexius of Moscow church in Samarkand

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  • mosque

    Kuk Mosque

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  • mosque

    Khoja Nisbatdor Mosque

    Mosque in Uzbekistan

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  • church building

    St. Mary Church in Samarkand

    church building in Uzbekistan

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  • historic building

    Samarkand Museum of Local Lore

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  • eastern orthodox church building

    Church of St. George Victorious Samarkand

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  • mosque

    Hoja Zudmurad complex

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  • tower of silence

    Shayboni's hut

    madrasah in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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  • mosque

    Qoraboy Oqsoqol Mosque

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 14 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mausoleum

    Makhsumbobo Mausoleum

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • monument

    Statue of Ulugh Beg (Samarkand)

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  • eastern orthodox church building

    Church of the Protection of the Theotokos in Samarkand

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  • street

    Universitet Boulevard

    street in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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  • church building

    Church of St. George

    church building in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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  • opera house

    Samarkand Opera House

    opera house in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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  • synagogue

    Kanesoi Gumbaz synagogue

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • museum

    Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand

    history museum, Historic site in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Янги бозор, about 11 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • bazaar

    Siyob Bazaar

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 14 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • stadium

    Dynamo Samarkand Stadium

    multi-use stadium in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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  • archaeological site

    Kafir-kala

    Archaeological site in Uzbekistan

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    About 10 km from the city centre

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  • mausoleum

    Mausoleum Qassim-ibn-Abbas

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • stadium

    Langari Langarieva Stadium

    stadium in the city of Kulob, Tajikistan

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  • river

    Akdar’ya

    right branch of the Syr Darya in Uzbekistan

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    About 96 km from the city centre

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  • mosque

    Khoja Ahrar complex, Samarkand

    islamic religious complex in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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  • protected area

    Zarafshan National Natural Park

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    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • mausoleum

    Mausoleum of Islam Karimov

    the burial place of Islam Karimov, the first president of Uzbekistan.

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • museum

    State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan

    museum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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  • mausoleum

    Amir Burunduk Mausoleum

    building in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • museum

    Ulugbek observatory museum

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    Unknown Mausoleum-2

    building in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • museum

    Shahrisabz Museum of History and Material Culture

    museum in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan

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    Mausoleum of Abu Mansur al-Maturidi

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 15 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mosque

    Panjob Mosque

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  • street

    Street Tashkent by Bobyrr

    street in Uzbekistan

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • river

    Siyob river

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Intercity Taxi and Bus Station, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mausoleum

    Nuriddin Basir Mausoleum

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station "Shahi-Zinda" bus station, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • museum

    Zoological Museum of Samarkand State University

    museum in Uzbekistan

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  • mosque

    Ruhabad Mosque in Samarkand

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  • eastern orthodox church building

    Church Alexander Nevsky in Samarkand

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  • mausoleum

    Mausoleum of Murad Avliya

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  • canal

    Samarkand Rowing Canal

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Intercity Taxi and Bus Station, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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Places to eat

  • cafe

    Magistr

    Food: regional, burger, breakfast, italian pizza, ice cream, coffee shop, pasta, pizza, sandwich, tea

    Mo-Su 08:00-23:00

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  • restaurant

    Mantuchi

    Food: european, regional

    Mo-Su 10:00-22:00

    Samarqand

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  • restaurant

    Monster Restaurant

    Food: burger, kebab, local, oriental

    Mo-Sa 10:00-23:00

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  • restaurant

    Retro Resto

    Food: georgian

    Mo-Sa 11:00-00:00

    Samarkand

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  • restaurant

    Shashlik Uz

    Food: kebab, regional

    10:00-23:00

    Самарканд

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  • cafe

    Sogdiana

    Food: breakfast, ice cream, international, italian

    Mo-Su 07:30-23:30

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  • restaurant

    Zarqand Restaurant

    Food: regional, european

    Mo-Su 09:00-01:00

    Samarqand

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