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| The silk road city of Samarkand |
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2002 Visit of / Visite de / Besuch von / Visita de
/ Chiamata di de Samarkande (ouzbekistan) /
Samarkand (uzbekistan)
Samarkandの訪問 / زياره سمرقند /
访问萨马尔罕 / Samarkand의 방문
Samarkand (Greek: Marakanda) is one of the oldest
inhabited cities in the world, prospering from its
location on the (Silk Road) trade route between
China and Europe. At times Samarkand has been the
greatest city of Central Asia, and for much of its
history it has been under Persian rule. Founded
circa 700 BCE it was already the capital of the
Sogdian satrapy under the Achaemenid dynasty of
Persia when Alexander the Great conquered it in
329 BCE (see Afrasiab, Sogdiana). Under Sassanid
Empire of Persia, Samarkand flourished and became
one of the most important cities of the Persian
empire.
Under Abbasid rule, the secret of papermaking was
obtained from two Chinese prisoners from the
Battle of Talas in 751, which led to the first
paper mill in the Islamic world to be founded in
Samarkand. The invention then spread to the rest
of the Islamic world, and from there to Europe
(either through Spain or through crusaders).
From the 6th to 13th centuries it grew larger and
more populous than modern Samarkand and was
controlled by the Western Turks, Arabs (who
converted the area to Islam), Persian Samanids,
Karakhan Turks, Seljuk Turks, Karakitay, and
Khorezmshah before being sacked by the Mongols in
1220. A small part of the population survived, but
Samarkand suffered at least another Mongol sack by
Khan Baraq to get treasure he needed to pay an
army with. The town took many decades to recover
from these disasters.
In 1370, Timur the Lame (Tamerlane) decided to
make Samarkand the capital of his projected world
empire, which extended from India to Turkey. For
the next 35 years, he built a new city, populating
it with artisans and craftsmen from all of the
places he had captured. Timur gained a reputation
for wisdom and generosity, and Samarkand grew to
become the center of the region of Transoxiana.
His grandson Ulugh Beg ruled the country for 40
years. In Samarkand, Ulugh Beg created a
scientific school that united outstanding
astronomers and mathematicians. He also ordered
the construction of an observatory; it contained a
gigantic but precision-made marble sextant with an
arc length of 63 meters. Ulugh Beg is also founder
of uzbek language and uzbek nation.
In the 16th century,Shaybanids moved their capital
to Bukhara, and Samarkand went into decline. After
an assault by the Persian warlord Nadir Shah, the
city was abandoned in the 18th century.
In 1868, the city came under Russian rule, when
the citadel was stormed by a force under Colonel
A.K. Abramov (1836-1886). Shortly thereafter the
small Russian garrison of 500 men were themselves
besieged. The assault was led by Abdul Malik Tura,
the rebellious elder son of the Bukharan Emir,
together with the Bek of Shahrisabz, and the
attack was beaten off with heavy losses. Abramov,
now a general, became the first Governor of the
Military Okrug which the Russians established
along the course of the River Zeravshan, of which
Samarkand was the administrative centre. It later
became the capital of the Samarkand Oblast of
Russian Turkestan, and grew in importance still
further when the Trans-Caspian railway reached the
city in 1888. It became the capital of the Uzbek
SSR in 1925 before being replaced by Tashkent in
1930. (wikipedia)
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Tags : Samarkand Samarkande Samarqand Самарқанд サマルカンド 撒馬爾罕 Ouzbek Uzbek Usbekistan ouzbekistan uzbekistan Registan |
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Durée : 233 s |
| Samarkand (Part I) |
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Samarkand photos compiled with Naufal's song in
the background. It came to my mind after I copied
Samarkand photos from the world networking. I must
admit I haven't get written or any kind of
permission from the authors of the photos, so
please don't get angry if you are the author of
any of the seen photos. I tell, thank you on
behalf of my city, Samarkand.
Tags : samarkand uzbekistan naufal city travel abdu |
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Durée : 267 s |
| Tajiki = Dari = Farsi: Sanat Jalilov. Samarkand Samarqand |
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Samakand Samaqand Samarghand
Roila Ulmasova Roila Ulmasova
This song is for Iranian, Afghanistan, Tajikistan,
khurasan Uzbekistan,Tehran Kabul Dushanbe,
Samarkand , Bukharo, Esfahan, sheraz, mashhad,
toos, herat, Kandahar, balkh, pajsher, mazar,
takhar, badakhshan, kulob, khujand, esaar, termez,
parwan,juzjan, vakhsh, pamer and sughd also this
song will be interesting for the fans of shabnam
soraya, farzona, parvina, sadriddin, andy mansor,
laila frohar, sema bena, nigora, surajidin, farhad
darya, valy, taher shubab, zerkrullo, mohamad
rafi, sabnam tajiddin, delnoza, seema tarana,
vajiya, salma, aidar saleem, arash, zaland (more)
sarban sima tarana
Tags : Tajik Roila sanat jalilov women song shabnam soraya surayo samarkand bukhoro bokhara manija farsi tajiki iran tajikista |
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Affichage : 3343
Durée : 455 s |
| SAMARKAND - THE CITY OF DANIEL |
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Samarkand, the former capital city of powerful
Timurleng.
The fifth century B.C. Jerusalem has been
destroyed and sacked by Babylon King
Nebuchadnessar. Among the Jewish young men seized
and enslaved by the Babylonians there was the
would-be great Biblical prophet Daniel. It was he
who wrote the famous Book of Prophecies, sacred
for three world religions: Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam.
600 years ago the fearful Emperor Timurleng
brought the prophet's remains to this city from
Babylon. Nowadays, life is at its large around
them.
In Samarkand, the former capital city of powerful
Timurleng, there has since time unknown existed
three religious communities: the Moslems, the
Jews, and the Christians. For them all, the
Prophet's tomb is sacred.
However, the prophet's tomb has not become an
object of violent disagreements, unlike the holy
places in Palestine. How was it possible that this
"oasis of peace" was formed in Samarkand? How can
the three communities support the fragile balance
of benevolent relations? For the first time in
history, on the threshold of the third millennium,
we are diving into the closest secrets of the
three Samarkand communities and discovering the
way in which this peaceful island has existed. We
reveal enigma of this magnificent city and it's
great people.
© CORONA FILMS, 2006
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