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Samarkand, in Uzbekistan, is one of the brightest jewels of the Silk Road, famed for Registan Square, monumental madrasas, mausoleums, mosaic artistry, and history echoing with traders, conquerors, and scholars.
Walking into Registan, you see three majestic madrasas — Ulugh Beg, Sher-Dor, and Tilya-Kori — facing a courtyard of marble and patterned tile. The domes, mosaic detail, geometric tiles, and turquoise accents produce a visual harmony of Islamic art. Beyond the square lie mausoleums like Gur-e-Amir (Timur’s tomb), Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, and the Bibi-Khanym Mosque, ruins standing in grand scale.
Wide avenues, bazaars, and shaded lanes lead to hidden caravanserais and connective heritage pockets. Light on tile, shadow across portal façade, and the desert horizon beyond city wall create visual drama.
With Atlas Tours, your Samarkand route includes Registan and mausoleum access, guided tile artistry narration, lodging near old city, and pacing that allows quiet moments between visual marvels. Whether drawn to Silk Road heritage, architectural grandeur, or mosaic artifact, Samarkand invites you into Islamic, imperial, and trade memory in stone and light.









