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Highlights include Bibi-Khanum Mosque, Gur-e Amir Mausoleum, Hazrati Khizr Mosque and the Islam Karimov Memorial, Registan Square, Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis, Siab Bazaar.

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  1. Bibi-Khanum Mosque: story on the “Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints” route

    Here, the cost of building in haste and the rivalry between two portals will become clear.

  2. Gur-e Amir Mausoleum: story on the “Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints” route

    Here, a failed transfer of power changed the purpose of an entire complex.

  3. Hazrati Khizr Mosque and the Islam Karimov Memorial: story on the “Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints” route

    This stop connects an ancient legend of the city's salvation with the choice of this hill for a later memorial.

  4. Registan Square: story on the “Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints” route

    The square makes it possible to picture the city before its present-day madrasas, when the residents themselves had to organize its defense.

  5. Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis: story on the “Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints” route

    The ending will explain why the road between the mausoleums ends at a closed underground chamber.

  6. Siab Bazaar: story on the “Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints” route

    The bazaar continues the story of the street that power drove through a residential city.

  7. Tilla-Kori Madrasa: story on the “Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints” route

    The gilded decoration will give way to the question of who preserved the school's income after the patron's death.

  8. Ulugh Beg Madrasa: story on the “Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints” route

    This stop presents the madrasa as an institution of higher learning where a position was granted after one’s knowledge had been tested.

  11. Nearest audio-route stop: Gur-e Amir Mausoleum — 100 m in a straight line, route Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints

  14. Nearest audio-route stop: Bibi-Khanum Mosque — 50 m in a straight line, route Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints

  36. Nearest audio-route stop: Hazrati Khizr Mosque and the Islam Karimov Memorial — 90 m in a straight line, route Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints

  50. Nearest audio-route stop: Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis — 110 m in a straight line, route Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints

  57. Nearest audio-route stop: Registan Square — 40 m in a straight line, route Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints

  59. Nearest audio-route stop: Ulugh Beg Madrasa — 140 m in a straight line, route Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints

  71. Nearest audio-route stop: Tilla-Kori Madrasa — 50 m in a straight line, route Samarkand of rulers, scholars, and saints