Samarkand is a city known for its mosques and mausoleums situated in Uzbekistan. The word Samarkand was derived from the Sogdian word ‘Stone fort’ or ‘Rock town’. Mostly founded in the 7th and the 8th century BC, Samarkand prospered due to its strategic location along the Silk Route between China and the Mediterranean. Noted throughout the world for its incredible mosques, Samarkand is famous not only as an Islamic centre for study but also as the land that has painstakingly preserved the rich traditions and ancients crafts such as embroidery, silk weaving, copper engraving, carving and wood painting.
Samarkand
