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Samarkand (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 39 15 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.6540 decimal degrees |
| Long: 066 57 35 E degrees minutes |
Long: 66.9590 decimal degrees |
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Note: City located in east-central Uzbekistan, Samarkand dates from the 4th century BCE, when it was known as Maracanda. The city was captured by Alexander the Great in 329 BCE and was subsequently ruled by the Turks (6th century CE), the Arabs (8th century), the Samanids, and later was destroyed by Genghis Khan in 1220. By 1365, Samarkand had become part of the Timur empire, and was a flourishing city in the region. In 1500, the city was conquered by the Uzbeks, becoming part of the khanate of Bukhara. Samarkand had declined by the 17th century, becoming virtually uninhabited from ca. 1720-ca. 1780. Once the Russians had conquered the region, the city began to recover. Present-day Samarkand consists of an old city (containing many examples of 14th-20th century Central Asian architecture), and a 19th century section built by the Russians. In ancient times, the city had been on the Silk Road from India and China, and today its economy is largely agriculture-based. |
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| Samarqand (preferred,C,V)
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| Samarkand (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| סמרקנד (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Afrosiab (H,V)
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............ | name of prehistoric settlement |
| Maracanda (H,V)
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............ | ancient Greek name for the place |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settlement dates to 4th millennium BCE |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
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