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Samarkand, view on riverAfrosiab Hill, Loom weightsAfrosiab Hill, InteriorAfrosiab Hill, OvenAfrosiab Hill, Fire altarAfrosiab Hill, Terracotta deityAfrosiab Hill, Hellenistic potteryAfrosiab Hill, Between the wallsAfrosiab Hill, Loom weightsAfrosiab Hill, InteriorAfrosiab Hill, OvenAfrosiab Hill, Fire altarAfrosiab Hill, FaceAfrosiab Hill, Hellenistic potteryAfrosiab Hill, Between the wallsAfrosiab Hill, MihrabAfrosiab Hill, Alabaster panelAfrosiab Hill, PotAfrosiab Hill, Fire altarAfrosiab Hill, Figurine of cavalryAfrosiab Hill, Hellenistic potteryAfrosiab Hill, Between the wallsAfrosiab Hill, MillstoneAfrosiab Hill, Persian goddess AnahitaAfrosiab Hill, Fire altarAfrosiab Hill, PotAfrosiab Hill, Hellenistic potteryAfrosiab Hill, FoundationsAfrosiab Hill, Millstone, detailAfrosiab Hill, Ceramics

Location:

  • Uzbekistan, Koshbakaly
  • geo:39.669781,66.991859
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Building (other)
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=22779

Annotations

There is no English annotation yet. Presented is an annotation in Dutch.

Afrosiab, Sogdian palace. Here, the famous frescoes of the ambassadors were found.

Afrosiab, Sogdian palace. Here, the famous frescoes of the ambassadors were found.


Relevant museums

Samarkand, Archaeological Museum of Afrosiab

Collection of Sogdian, Hellenistic, and Kushan art

Tashkent, National Museum of Uzbek History

Historical museum


Nearby

Samarkand, Archaeological Museum of Afrosiab

Collection of Sogdian, Hellenistic, and Kushan art

Maracanda

Capital of Sogdia, important node in the Silk Road

"Tomb of Daniel"

Pre-Islamic sanctuary


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