Samarkand, Afrosiab

Lendering, J.

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Location

Uzbekistan, Samarkand
geo:39.676445,66.984642

Period or year

not yet provided

Classification

fort
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Samarkand, Afrosiab

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Sogdian citadel

Relevant museums

Samarkand, Archaeological Museum of Afrosiab
Collection of Sogdian, Hellenistic, and Kushan art
Uzbekistan, Koshbakaly
Tashkent, National Museum of Uzbek History
Historical museum
Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Nearby sites

Maracanda
Capital of Sogdia, important node in the Silk Road
Uzbekistan, Koshbakaly
"Tomb of Daniel"
Pre-Islamic sanctuary
Uzbekistan, Samarkand
Afrosiab, Sogdian palace
Afrosiab, Sogdian palace
Uzbekistan, Koshbakaly
Samarkand, Archaeological Museum of Afrosiab
Collection of Sogdian, Hellenistic, and Kushan art
Uzbekistan, Koshbakaly

Afrosiab Hill, Uncooked brick with marks from the fortress wall

Afrosiab Hill, Hellenistic pottery (krater)

Afrosiab Hill, Remains of relief with king and queen from Kushan empire

Afrosiab Hill, Model of fortress made in 300-200 B.C.

Afrosiab Hill, Ossuary with Christian symbols

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Creators: Entry created by Jona Lendering (2015-10-13) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/22778
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Suggested citation: Lendering, J. , Samarkand, Afrosiab. https://vici.org/vici/22778, accessed 2026-11-11.