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Hello dear guests, welcome to Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 My name is Fayoziddin, I am a tour guide in the ancient and beautiful city of Samarkand. I, a certified guide with 8 years of experience, can speak Russian and English. I with my team conduct individual and group tours in Samarkand, Bukhara and Shakhrisabz. Let’s discover our beautiful cities together!
My motherland Samarkand divided into three parts: the new city, the old city and the ancient city.
This tour program is for those who are interested in the history of ancient Samarkand, before the Islamic period, and the history of the state of Sogdiana. The tour takes place on the territory of the ancient settlement of Afrasiab.
Itinerary:
The Hazrat Khizr Mosque was the original mosque on this site dates back to the 8th century and this mosque was built on the site of a Zoroastrian temple.
The Afrosiab Museum is located in the north of Samarkand, near the ancient settlement of Afrosiab. The museum presented its modern appearance to visitors in the 20th century . An archaeological excavations began at this site in the 19th century , as a result of which many artifacts were discovered, which later formed the museum’s exposition.
The Mausoleum of Khoja Daniyar is called by Muslims, or the biblical prophet Daniel - as Christians call him, or Daniel - one of the four great Jewish prophets, located next to the Siab River, between the hills of Afrosiab.
Observatory of Ulugbek was built by order of Amir Timur's grandson Muhammad Taragayom, better known as Ulugbek. It should be noted that “Ziji Jadidi Guragani” or “New Guragan astronomical tables” - the main scientific work of Ulugbek, was created as a result of research at this observatory.
I will be waiting in the free parking lot near the Afrasiab restaurant, which is located in the back of the Hazrat Khizr Mosque.
The Hazrat Khizr Mosque was reconstructed in the 19th century to replace the one destroyed in the 13th century. The original mosque on this site dates back to the 8th century and this mosque was built on the site of a Zoroastrian temple.
The Afrosiab Museum is located in the north of Samarkand, near the ancient settlement of Afrosiab. The museum presented its modern appearance to visitors in 1970. In 1894, archaeological excavations began at this site, as a result of which many artifacts were discovered, which later formed the museum’s exposition.
The Mausoleum of Khoja Daniyar is called by Muslims, or the biblical prophet Daniel - as Christians call him, or Daniel - one of the four great Jewish prophets, located next to the Siab River, between the hills of Afrosiab. This stunning place, where peace and all-consuming faith reigns, is known, on the one hand, as the burial place of a holy person, which is a cult, and on the other hand, because there are still disputes around it - whose body exactly rests in this mausoleum.
Observatory of Ulugbek was built by order of Amir Timur's grandson Muhammad Taragayom, better known as Ulugbek. It should be noted that “Ziji Jadidi Guragani” or “New Guragan astronomical tables” - the main scientific work of Ulugbek, was created as a result of research at this observatory.
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).