The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and meltinng pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the 14th to the 15hn centuries. The major monuments include the Registan Mosque and madrasas, Bibi-Khanum Mosque, etc.
The site is inscribed at UNESCO since 2001.
