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Surroundings:

Samarkand, view on riverAfrosiab 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, PotAfrosiab Hill, Fire altarAfrosiab Hill, Hellenistic potteryAfrosiab Hill, FoundationsAfrosiab Hill, Millstone, detailAfrosiab Hill, CeramicsAfrosiab Hill, Figurine of cavalryAfrosiab Hill, SewerAfrosiab Hill, Fire altarAfrosiab Hill, Hellenistic potteryAfrosiab Hill, General viewAfrosiab Hill, MousetrapAfrosiab Hill, PlateAfrosiab Hill, Figurine of cavalryAfrosiab Hill, Sogdian potteryAfrosiab Hill, Fortress wallAfrosiab Hill, Hellenistic pottery (krater)Afrosiab Hill, FoundationsAfrosiab Hill, Model of fortress made in 300-200 B.C.Afrosiab Hill, Tiles of the city wall

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


This object was added by Jona Lendering on 2015-10-13. Last update by Jona Lendering on 2015-10-13. Persistent URI: http://vici.org/vici/22779 . Download as RDF/XML, KML.
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