| Page Views: 476 Last Visit to Shahrisabz: August, 2007 | SHAKHRISABZ, TIMUR'S GREEN TOWN by Elisabcn - last update: Aug 15, 2007 |
Shahrisabz (green town in tajik) is a little town 90kms south of Samarqand. It's important because it was Timur's birthplace and he built here his palace and other important constructions. Although Samarqand was the capital of Timur's Empire he always dedicated a special attention to his homeplace. In essence Shakhrisabz was the second capital of his empire. It had to be the place to his eternal rest too but sometimes things don't happen like we want or like to.
Since year 2000 Shahrisabz forms part of the unesco world heritage list |
There are few things to visit in Shakhrisabz. All of them are more or less situated along the same street (Ipak Yuli St) that comes from Samarqand so you can see them all in two-three hours. On this picture you can see all the monuments to visit (1,5km from the palace to Gumbazi-Seydan). Here is the list:
-Timur statue
-Ak-Saray Palace
-Kok Gumbaz Mosque and Dorut Tilyovat
-Khazrati-Imam Complex
-Amir Timur Museum
-Bathhouse
-XX century mosque
-Caravanserai |
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yumyum Tue Aug 4, 2009 18:00 UTC
Looks like a lovely city! Would love to cross that mountain pass too. | pchamlis Sat Jan 31, 2009 02:01 UTC
Very interesting page, Elisabeth. I wasn't very familiar with Shahrisabz. I think I'd enjoy the markets. | Redang Thu Dec 4, 2008 18:50 UTC
Hola, ¿quçé te cuentas?, ¿te mudas de ciudad/país? | Sininen Sun Aug 19, 2007 16:32 UTC
¡Hola Elisa! Me gusta mucho tu pagina de Shahrisabz y algún dí espero que pueda viajar allí. ¡Feliz Cumple desde Finlandia! |
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