Tajikistan

Imam Bukhari Memorial Complex

St. John the Baptist Church, Samarkand

The St. John the Baptist Church (Russian: Церковь святого Иоанна Крестителя) It is the only Catholic church in the city of Samarkand, in the Asian country of Uzbekistan, where 95% are Muslims. It depends on the Apostolic Administration of Uzbekistan based in Tashkent.

Bibi Khanym

The Bibi-Khanym Mosque (Uzbek: Bibi-Xonim masjidi; Persian: مسجد بی بی خانم‎; also variously spelled as Khanum, Khanom, Hanum, Hanim) is one of the most important monuments of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Shah-i-Zinda Complex

Shah-i-Zinda (Uzbek: Shohizinda; Persian: شاه زنده‎, meaning "The Living King") is a necropolis in the north-eastern part of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 11-15th and 19th centuries.

Kuh-e Kallat

Kallat peak (Persian: کوه کلات‎) is one of the highest mountains located near Guzun village in Khwahan District in the North East of Afghanistan.

Mushketov Glacier

Ivan Vasilʹevich Mushketov (Russian: Иван Васильевич Мушкетов; 1850–1902) was a famous Russian geologist, tectonist, explorer, and geographer.Mushketov was born 9 (21 New Style) January 1850 in the Dango Cossack area of the Don region and entered Saint Petersburg University…

Dalverzin Tepe, ancient city (remains of)

Dalverzin Tepe is an ancient archaeological site located in the northern part of the region of Bactria, southern modern Uzbekistan, about 120 km north-east of Termez.It is the location of Hellenistic constructions made during the time of the Greco-Bactrians, perhaps a small fortress.

Gur-e Amir (Amir Temur Mausoleum)

The Gūr-i Amīr or Guri Amir (Uzbek: Amir Temur maqbarasi, Go'ri Amir, Persian: گورِ امیر‎) is a mausoleum of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (also known as Tamerlane) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Registan square

The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid Empire, now in Uzbekistan. The name Rēgistan (ریگستان) means "sandy place" or "desert" in Persian.The Registan was a public square, where people gathered to hear royal proclamations, heralded by blasts on enormous cop…

Chorsu

Chorsu (Persian: چارسو‎, Uzbek: Chorsu and Russian: Чорсу), also called charsu, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, is a domed, hexagonal building southeast of the Registan at the intersection of the roads connecting Samarkand, Tashkent, Bukhara, and Shahrisabz.

Afrasiab and History of Samarkand Museum

Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand (Uzbek: Afrosiyob-Samarqand shahar tarixi muzeyi) is a museum located at the historical site of Afrasiyab, one of the largest archaeological sites in the world and the ancient city that was destroyed by the Mongols in the early 13th century.

Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge

The Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge is a road and rail bridge across the river Amu Darya, connecting the town of Hairatan in the northern Balkh province of Afghanistan with Termez in the Surxondaryo Region of Uzbekistan.