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Samarkand UNESCO world heritage sites

Gur-e Amir Сomplex on Bustonsaroy Street
Now only the foundations of the madrasah and khanaka, the entrance portal and a part of one of four minarets remains.

Rukhobod Mausoleum on Registan Street
This brick mausoleum, dated 1380 and possibly the city's oldest surviving monument, was renovated in 2015 and now serves as a souvenir and craft shop.

Registan Complex on Registan Street
The Registan was a public square, where people gathered to hear royal proclamations, heralded by blasts on enormous copper pipes called dzharchis - and a place of public executions. It is framed by three madrasahs (Islamic schools) of distinctive Islamic architecture.

Bibi-Khanym Mausoleum on Ulitsa Tashkentskaya
Across from the Bibi-Khanym Mosque is Bibi-Khanym's surprisingly plain 14th-century mausoleum, home to five tombs and some lovely interior painted stalactites.

Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble on Shah-i-Zinda Street
The ensemble comprises three groups of structures: lower, middle and upper connected by four-arched domed passages locally called chartak. The earliest buildings date back to the 11-12th centuries. Mainly their bases and headstones have remained now.

Observatory of Ulugbek Samarkand on Tashkent Road
Built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg, it is considered by scholars to have been one of the finest observatories in the Islamic world.