New part is an administrative part of the city, including industrial and cultural centers, high educational institutions. Old part of the city includes historical monuments, shops, workshops, old private houses.
Generally, an excursion is held in the old part of the city. Samarkand numbers thousands people. This is multinational city, more that nations live in Samarkand. Samarkand takes second place in Uzbekistan by number of population and territory.
About Us Contact Us. Criterion ii : Ensembles in Samarkand such as the Bibi Khanum Mosque and Registan Square played a seminal role in the development of Islamic architecture over the entire region, from the Mediterranean to the Indian subcontinent. Criterion iv : The historic town of Samarkand illustrates in its art, architecture, and urban structure the most important stages of Central Asian cultural and political history from the 13th century to the present day.
These various elements which reflect the phases of city expansion have been included within the boundaries of the property. The inscribed property is surrounded by more recent developments, of which parts are in the buffer zone. Afrosiab has been partly excavated and the Temurid and European parts of the city are being conserved as living historic urban areas. The main listed monuments are well maintained. Some of the medieval features have been lost, such as the city walls and the citadel, as well as parts of the traditional residential structures especially in areas surrounding major monuments.
Nevertheless, it still contains a substantial urban fabric of traditional Islamic quarters, with some fine examples of traditional houses. Notwithstanding, there are several factors that can render the integrity of the property vulnerable that require sustained management and conservation actions.
The architectural ensembles of Samarkand as well as archaeological remains of Afrosiab have preserved all characteristic features related to the style and techniques and have maintained the traditional spatial plans of the urban quarter. However, inadequate restoration interventions as well as the challenges faced in controlling changes, particularly the construction of modern buildings, and the modernization on private properties have affected the authenticity of the property and make the property vulnerable to further changes.
There are adequate legal provisions for the safeguarding of the heritage property. Within the Reserve all construction and development work is done according to the recommendations of the Samarkand Regional Inspection on Preservation and Restoration of Objects of Cultural Heritage.
The overall responsibility of the management of protected areas is with the Ministry of Cultural and Sport Affairs and the Samarkand provincial government. Major projects receive approval at the national level. The Regional State Inspection on Protection and Utilization of Cultural Heritage is in charge of day-to-day activities related to the monuments such as registration, monitoring, technical supervision of conservation and restoration, or technical expertise of new projects, these are implemented by the Scientific Board on Protection and Utilization of Monuments in Samarkand, which is obtaining the function of a Coordinating Committee and should have the main role to bring together all parties with interest in the conservation and development of Samarkand.
Taking into account a scope and a complexity of issues facing the property, site management system could be strengthened through an operational unit. Many cities in Uzbekistan like Samarkand and Bukhara have touristic police dedicated to the safety of foreigners visiting the country. By the 17th century, the Mughal Empire ruled most of India but eventually declined during the following century. The Timurid dynasty finally came to an end as the remaining nominal rule of the Mughals was abolished by the British Empire following the rebellion.
The city of Samarkand has been at the crossroads of world cultures for over two and a half millennia, and is one of the most important sites on the Silk Routes traversing Central Asia. It is now the capital of Bukhara Region viloyat of Uzbekistan.
Located on the Silk Road, the city has long been a center of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion. During the golden age of the Samanids, Bukhara became a major intellectual center of the Islamic world. Samarkand is definitely still worth visiting and will be a highlight of your travels in Uzbekistan. The historic town of Samarkand, located in a large oasis in the valley of the Zerafshan River, in the north-eastern region of Uzbekistan , is considered the crossroads of world cultures with a history of over two and a half millennia.
Tashkent lies in the northeastern part of the country. They traded goods such as silk, spices, tea, ivory, cotton, wool, precious metals, and ideas. Home to one of the world's oldest and, in centuries past, biggest Jewish communities, Bukhara — a fabled city of ancient ruins and Islamic architectural treasures in central Uzbekistan — has a Muslim population of more than , people but, according to most estimates, only to Jews.
It is over years old. The city has always been distinguished by the fact that it was a true example of the veritable oriental hospitality.
Here, several nationalities have always coexisted with ease. It reflected the way, as if in a huge mirror. The path traveled by many generations. The rich events of the city, the difficulties, valuable finds and artifacts, ancient monuments suggest that the first people began to live on this territory many thousands years ago. According to the ancient legend, when Samarkand was founded VIII century BC , an ounce came down from the Zarafshan mountains and approved the construction of the city.
Since then, Samarkand people have been associating themselves with the ounce — they are the same proud, brave and generous. In the ancient times, Samarkand was the capital of the ancient state of Sogdiana and was called Afrosiab.
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