Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
Also known as Old City of Samarkand, Old Samarkand
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Uzbekistan
Inscribed
2001
Area
1,123 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures is about 5 km east of Samarkand. The nearest other World Heritage site is Proto-urban Site of Sarazm, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Samarkand · about 708,000 peopleabout 5 km west
- Urgut · about 100,000 peopleabout 35 km south-east
- Kattaqorgon · about 247,000 peopleabout 70 km west
- Shahrisabz · about 499,000 peopleabout 70 km south
- Jizzax · about 235,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
- Qarshi · about 386,000 peopleabout 140 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TajikistanCultural51 km away
UzbekistanCultural70 km away
UzbekistanCultural220 km away
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, UzbekistanCultural232 km away
UzbekistanCultural263 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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