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Samarkand

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Samarkand is a very old city.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan.jpg
Samarkand, Uzbekistan.jpg
It is in a place called Uzbekistan. Many people live there now. It is a place for making beautiful things. People have lived there for a long time. Do you want to see it?
Bibi-Khanym Mosque (8145400614).jpg
Bibi-Khanym Mosque (8145400614).jpg

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File:Afrasiyab ruins in Samarkand.jpg
Afrasiyab ruins in Samarkand.jpg
File:Daniël de Blieck - Alexander Slaying Cleitus.jpg
Daniël de Blieck - Alexander Slaying Cleitus.jpg
File:Turkish officers during a audience with king Varkhuman of Samarkand. 648-651 CE, Afrasiyab, Samarkand.jpg
Turkish officers during a audience with...
File:Coin of Sogdian ruler Turgar, Ikhshid of Samarkand, Penjikent, 8th century CE (obverse and reverse), Tajikistan National Museum of Antiquities (319).jpg
Coin of Sogdian ruler Turgar, Ikhshid of...
File:Dinar of al-Mu'tazz, AH 253.jpg
Dinar of al-Mu'tazz, AH 253.jpg
File:Shah-i-Zinda.jpg
Shah-i-Zinda.jpg
File:Afrosiab (8145369219).jpg
Afrosiab (8145369219).jpg
File:Bibi-Khanym Mosque (8145400614).jpg
Bibi-Khanym Mosque (8145400614).jpg
File:Ulugh Beg's Astronomic Observatory.jpg
Ulugh Beg's Astronomic Observatory.jpg
File:Mosque Hazrat-Hyzr (1).JPG
Mosque Hazrat-Hyzr (1).JPG
File:Самарканд - 6.jpg
Самарканд - 6.jpg
File:Samarqand.jpg
Samarqand.jpg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 11.5 | Vital Level 4