Samarkand
city in southeastern Uzbekistan
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Summary
Samarkand is a big city[1]. Samarkand ranks in the top 7% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,641 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of Lenin[3]
- Member of: World Tourism Cities Federation[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Samarqand Region[5]
- Country: Uzbekistan[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Zeravshan[7]
- Instance of: administrative territorial entity[8]
- Official language: Uzbek[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Florence[10], Balkh[11], Merv[12], Bukhara[13], Nishapur[14], Lahore[15], Lviv[16], Istanbul[17], Eskişehir[18], Cusco[19], Mary[20], Banda Aceh[21], Khujand[22], Antalya[23]
- Postal code: 140100[24]
- Commons category: Samarkand[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:00[26]
- Local dialing code: 662[27]
- Inception: 800 BC[28]
- Significant event: Siege of Samarkand[29]
- Official website: http://www.samshahar.uz[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Samarkand[31]
- Commons gallery: Samarkand in 20th century[32]
- Population: 546,303[33], 136,283[34], 196,484[35], 266,815[36], 476,929[37], 367,031[38], 55,128[39]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Samarkand[40]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[44], Book of Sui[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Samarkand include Samarkand International Airport[46], an international airport[47], in Uzbekistan[48].
Why It Matters
Samarkand has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Samarkand is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Samarkand include Samarkand International Airport[46], an international airport[47], in Uzbekistan[48].
FAQs
What awards did Samarkand receive?
Honors received include Order of Lenin[3].