Cheap Flights to Samarkand

What You Need to Know About Samarkand

It is located 275 km southwest of Tashkent, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It takes 2 hours between Tashkent and Samarkand by high-speed train and 3.5 hours by normal train. Today, the city, which is the industrial city of Uzbekistan, is also a tourism city with its historical monuments from the Timur period. The word Samarkand is formed by combining the words stone, rock and city, castle. The city, which contains beautiful examples of Islamic Architecture, is on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites List. Ulugh Beg Madrasa, Sher-Dor Madrasa, Tilya-Kari Madrasa, Ulugh Beg Observatory, Samarkand Afrasiyab Museum, Timur's Gur Emir Tomb, Shakh-i Zinda (Shah-i Zinda) Tomb, Bibi Hanim Mosque, Hazrat Khizr Mosque, David Tomb of the Prophet, Zümrüt Hodja Mosque, Bibi Hanım Tomb, Kok Mosque, Chorsu (Çarsu) Ancient Trade Center, Abu Mansur Matridiy (Ebu Mansur el-Matüridi) Tomb, Rukhobod Tomb, Aksaray Tomb, Nisbatdor Hodja Mosque, Abdu Darun Hodja Tomb, Ishrat -Khana (Ishrathona - Workhouse), Namazgah Mosque, Kok Palace ruins are almost all the historical places that can be visited in Samarkand. Samarkand University, located in the city, is one of the leading universities in Uzbekistan.

Samarkand International Airport is only 6 km from the city center. You can travel from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Uzbekistan Airways, Aeroflot Russian Airlines and Turkish Airlines. You can find details about Samarkand flight tickets on the oBilet website.

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is located in the southern part of Uzbekistan. It is 275 km away from the capital Tashkent. It is one of the important cities of Uzbekistan economically. It has developed in the fields of automotive industry, fertilizer industry and textile industry. It is one of the oldest cities in the world. It was founded by the Persians in 14 BC.

It is located at an important place at the Silk junction. Samarkand's golden ages are the 14th and 15th centuries. It also included many Islamic countries. That's why there are many buildings belonging to Islamic culture in the city.

It is located in the valley of the Zeravshan River. Its population is approximately 500,000. It is an important industrial centre. It is included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO.

Samarkand means stone city in Old Persian. The city is the same age as Babylon and Rome. It was conquered by the Arabs in 712. The first paper mill in the Islamic world was built here.