Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures' has mentioned 'Central Asia' in the following places:
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| Samarkand Uzbek: Samarqand / xd0xa1xd0xb0xd0xbcxd0xb0xd1x80xd2x9bxd0xb0xd0xbdxd0xb4Persian: xd8xb3xd9x85xd8xb1xd9x82xd9x86xd8xafxe2x80x8eCity SealSamarkandLocation in UzbekistanShow map of UzbekistanSamarkandSamarkand (West and Central Asia)Show map of West and Central AsiaSamarkandSamarkand (Asia)Show map of AsiaCoordinates: 39xc2xb042xe2x80xb2N 66xc2xb059xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf39.700xc2xb0N 66.983xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 39.700; 66.983Coordinates: 39xc2xb042xe2x80xb2N 66xc2xb059xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf39.700xc2xb0N 66.983xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 39.700; 66.983Countryxc2xa0UzbekistanVilayatSamarkand VilayatSettled8th century BCEGovernmentxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0TypeCity Administrationxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0BodyHakim (Mayor)Areaxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0City120xc2xa0km2 (50xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Elevation705xc2xa0m (2,313xc2xa0ft)Populationxc2xa0(1 January 2019)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0City513,572[1]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Metro950,000Demonym(s)Samarkandian / SamarkandiTime zoneUTC+5Postal code140100Websitesamarkand.uz (in English) | WIKI |
| Samarkand (/xcbx88sxc3xa6mxc9x99rkxc3xa6nd/; Uzbek: Samarqand; Tajik: xd0xa1xd0xb0xd0xbcxd0xb0xd1x80xd2x9bxd0xb0xd0xbdxd0xb4; Persian: xd8xb3xd9x85xd8xb1xd9x82xd9x86xd8xafxe2x80x8e), also known as Samarqand, is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. | WIKI |
| Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean Sea, at times Samarkand was one of the largest[2] cities of Central Asia. | WIKI |
| Along with Bukhara,[9] Samarkand is one of the oldest inhabited cities in Central Asia, prospering from its location on the trade route between China and the Mediterranean (Silk Road). | WIKI |
| Alexander's conquests introduced classical Greek culture into Central Asia; for a time, Greek aesthetics heavily influenced local artisans. | WIKI |
| the Seleucid Empire, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, and Kushan Empire (even though the Kushana themselves originated in Central Asia). | WIKI |
| Under Sassanian rule, the region became an essential site for Manichaeism and facilitated the dissemination of the religion throughout Central Asia. | WIKI |
| [26] Qutayba generally did not settle Arabs in Central Asia; he forced the local rulers to pay him tribute but largely left them to their own devices. | WIKI |
| [36] After Genghis Khan conquered Central Asia, foreigners were chosen as governmental administrators; Chinese and Qara-Khitays (Khitans) were appointed as co-managers of gardens and fields in Samarkand, which Muslims were not permitted to manage on their own. | WIKI |
| Islam entered Samarkand in the 8th century, during the invasion of the Arabs in Central Asia (Umayyad Caliphate). | WIKI |
| Christianity was introduced to Samarkand when it was part of Soghdiana, long before the penetration of Islam into Central Asia. | WIKI |
| The city then became one of the centres of Nestorianism in Central Asia. | WIKI |
| For example, the shades of blue in the Gur-i Amir are colors of mourning; in that era, blue was the color of mourning in Central Asia, as it still is in various cultures today. | WIKI |
| Blue was also considered the color that could ward off "the evil eye" in Central Asia; this notion is evidenced by in the number of blue-painted doors in and around the city. | WIKI |
| Furthermore, blue represented water, a particularly rare resource in the Middle East and Central Asia; walls painted blue symbolized the wealth of the city. | WIKI |
| In 1879xe2x80x931891, the Russian Empire built the Trans-Caspian Railway to facilitate its expansion into Central Asia. | WIKI |