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CITY MUSEUMS OF SAMARKAND
Samarkand bears the most beautiful examples of Islamic architecture. For
this reason, the city is under protection of the UNESCO World Heritage
List. Although the city is like an open-air museum, there are of course
many museums to be seen in Samarkand. Some of them are as follows:
Afrsiyap History Museum:
The museum is established very close
to the excavation site of ancient Afrasiab Hill that was the center of the Sa-
markand at sixth century B.C. Wall-paintings of Afrasiab palace and many
artifacts that were unearthed are exhibited in this museum.
Sadriddin-Ayni Museum:
A poet and a writer Sadreddin-Ayni also
served as president of Tajikistan. The museum is in the Registan Square.
It has been restored in accordance with the traditional architecture of its
period.
Historic Museum of Uzbek Culture:
Some of the exhibits are;
Panjikent palace wall paintings of the seventh century, Mug Hill frescos,
terracotta sculptures, ceramic plates with Arabic inscriptions of the early
Islamic period, tile works and glasswork.
Alisher Navio Museum:
Alisher Navoi is a scholar that lived during
the Tamerlane period in the 15th century. He had written five Divans in
Persian and in Chagatai Turkic. He proved the Chagatai language to be as
effective as Persian in literature and gained the respect of his times' writ-
ers. He founded a miniature school that survived until the 19th century and
his works were depicted in miniatures.
KEYWORDS
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Ahamenid
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Alp-Er-Tunga (Afrasiab)
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Semerkand
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Timur
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Turks
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