20/07/2020
Greetings from East Site Travel! 😀
Places to visit with East Site Travel tours -
city is the second largest city after Tashkent and the oldest cities of Central Asia. Known as Maracanda in the 4th century BCE, it was the capital of Sogdiana and was captured by Alexander the Great in 329 BCE.
We'll start our journey by visiting Paper Mills Factory where we’ll have a presentation of paper production from mulberry tree, Afrasiab Museum, Ulugbek’s observatory – dated to 1428 - 1429 – known as biggest observatory of the East with best equipment to the time.
Visit heart of the city – Registan Square which played a great role in commercial and scientific life of the time. Gur Emir Mausoleum - mausoleum for the males of Timurid dynasty, a real masterpiece of Central Asian architecture. Shaki Zinda Necropolis in the northern outskirts of Samarkand. Bibi-Khanum Mosque construction of which started in 1399 after Victorian campaign of Timur to India. Central bazaar of Samarkand – Siab where we’ll taste famous round bread (non) made only in Samarkand. And many other high lights. 😀