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Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures

Cultural World Heritage property in Uzbekistan, inscribed in 2001 under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).

Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures, Uzbekistan
Photo: Ekrem Canli · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Uzbekistan
Year of inscription
2001
Criteria
iiiiv
Area of property
1,123 ha
Location
Samarkand
What it is
protected area, urban area
Component parts
6 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 603 · Wikidata Q17255582

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Sarazm, Tajikistan51 kmSarazmTajikistan · 2010CulturalShahrisabz, Uzbekistan70 kmShahrisabzUzbekistan · 2000CulturalHistoric Centre of Bukhara, Uzbekistan220 kmHistoric Centre of BukharaUzbekistan · 1993CulturalSilk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor, Tajikistan232 kmSilk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum CorridorTajikistan · 2023CulturalTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia, Uzbekistan263 kmTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central AsiaUzbekistan · 2026CulturalTigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve, Tajikistan299 kmTigrovaya Balka Nature ReserveTajikistan · 2023Natural
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