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Definitions of samarkand in various dictionaries:
noun - city in southern Uzbekistan
A city of southern Uzbekistan southwest of Tashkent.
SAMARKAND - Samarkand (Uzbek language: Samarqand; Persian: ; Russian: ; Greek: ), alternatively Samarqand, is a city in modern-day Uzbekistan and is one of the o...
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| Samarkand, (Region code: 15), UZBEKISTAN |
| Samarkand, Samarqand, UZBEKISTAN |
| Samarkand, Qaraghandy, KAZAKHSTAN |
| Samarkand, Surkhondaryo, UZBEKISTAN |
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| Samarkand (Uzbek language: Samarqand; Persian: ; Russian: ; Greek: ), 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 Alexander the Great in 329 BC, when it was known by its Greek name of Marakanda. The city was ruled by a succession of Iranian and Turkic rulers until the Mongols under Genghis Khan conquered Samarkand in 1220. Today, Samarkand is the capital of Samarqand Region and Uzbekistan's second larg |