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ID: 1051509
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1051509
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Shahrisabz (inhabited place)  Shahrisabz (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 39 03 28 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 39.0570  decimal degrees
Long: 066 50 03 E  degrees minutes   Long: 66.8340  decimal degrees

Note: Once known as Kesh and an important stop along the Silk Road, the city is known as the birthplace of Tamerlane. One of its most important structures is the 14th century palace for Tamerlane, Aq Saray.

Names:
Shahrisabz (preferred,C,V)
Shakhrisabz (C,V)
Šachrisabz (C,V)
Schachrissjabs (C,V)
Shahri-i-Sabz (C,V)
Shakhrisyabz (C,V)
Kesh (H,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Uzbekistan (nation)  ........  Uzbekistan (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Kashka-Darya Oblast (province)  ............  Kashka-Darya Oblast (province) (P)
Hierarchy of Shahrisabz (inhabited place)  ................  Shahrisabz (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)

Related geographic places:
located on ....  Silk Road .......... (road)
..................  (World) [7031416]

Sources and Contributors:
Kesh..........  [VP]
...........  UNESCO: Silk Road (2016-) accessed 16 February 2016
Šachrisabz..........  [VP]
.......................  Rand McNally Atlas (Reprinted 1994) I-149
Schachrissjabs..........  [VP]
.............................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 16 February 2016
Shahri-i-Sabz..........  [VP]
..........................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 16 February 2016
Shahrisabz..........  [VP]
.......................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 4 November 2014
Shakhrisabz..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 181
Shakhrisyabz..........  [VP]
.......................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 16 February 2016
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 16 February 2016
..................  Rand McNally Atlas (Reprinted 1994) I-149
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 181
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  UNESCO: Silk Road (2016-) accessed 16 February 2016

 

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