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Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
The historic city of Samarkand is a meeting point and melting pot of world cultures. Samarkand was founded in the 7th century BC under the name Afrasiab and developed most rapidly during the Timurid period in the 14th and 15th centuries. Major monuments include the Registan Mosque and Madrasa, the Bibi Khanym Mosque, the Shahi Zinda and Gur Amir complexes, and the Ulugh Beg Observatory.
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is located in the town of Yasi, in present-day Turkestan, and was built during the Timurid period, between 1389 and 1405 AD. In this partially unfinished building, Persian master builders experimented with the architecture that would later be built in Samarkand, the capital of the Timurid Empire. Today, it is one of the largest and best-preserved buildings from the Timurid period.
Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Built by Shah Abbas I in the early 17th century, the site is surrounded by magnificent buildings connected by a series of two-story arcades and is famous for the Royal Mosque, the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, the magnificent Qasariyya Porch and the 15th-century Timurid Palace. They are powerful witnesses to the social and cultural living standards of Persia during the Safavid period.
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
The historical center of Shahrisabz features a unique collection of monuments and ancient neighborhoods that bear witness to the city's secular development, especially its heyday in the 15th-16th centuries under Amir Timur and the Timurids.