An ancient city tour of Samarkand: lost civilization!🇬🇧🇷🇺
Hello dear guests, welcome to Uzbekistan! My name is Fayoziddin and I am a tour guide in ancient and beautiful cities of Uzbekistan. I, a certified guide with 9 years of experience, can speak English, Russian, Persian and Uzbek languages. I with my team conduct individual and group tours in Samarkand, Bukhara, Shakhrisabz and Tadjikistan. Let’s discover our beautiful sightseeings and nature together!
Pickup
I will be waiting in the free parking lot near the Afrasiab restaurant, which is located in the back of the Hazrat Khizr Mosque.
Description
My motherland Samarkand divided into three parts: the new city, the old city and the ancient city.
This tour program is for those who are interested in the history of ancient Samarkand, before the Islamic period, and the history of the state of Sogdiana. The tour takes place on the territory of the ancient settlement of Afrasiab.
Itinerary:
The Hazrat Khizr Mosque was the original mosque on this site dates back to the 8th century and this mosque was built on the site of a Zoroastrian temple.
The Afrosiab Museum is located in the north of Samarkand, near the ancient settlement of Afrosiab. The museum presented its modern appearance to visitors in the 20th century . An archaeological excavations began at this site in the 19th century , as a result of which many artifacts were discovered, which later formed the museum’s exposition.
The Mausoleum of Khoja Daniyar is called by Muslims, or the biblical prophet Daniel - as Christians call him, or Daniel - one of the four great Jewish prophets, located next to the Siab River, between the hills of Afrosiab.
Observatory of Ulugbek was built by order of Amir Timur's grandson Muhammad Taragayom, better known as Ulugbek. It should be noted that “Ziji Jadidi Guragani” or “New Guragan astronomical tables” - the main scientific work of Ulugbek, was created as a result of research at this observatory.