First walk
Registan and Samarkand’s old lanes on foot
Read Registan’s three madrasahs as one ensemble, then continue past Chorsu into the residential lanes towards the Maturidi mausoleum.
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Samarkand, on foot
Turquoise domes, the three madrasahs of Registan and walks through old neighbourhoods. 4 walks, 18 places. Choose a story or open a route.
Read, then explore
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Bibi-Khanym to Shah-i-Zinda: a Samarkand walking route
Link monumental architecture, Siyob Bazaar and Hazrat Khizr while allowing enough attention for Shah-i-Zinda and the route’s stairs.
All walking routes
The boulevard and Timurid mausoleums ↗
From University Boulevard to the Temur monument, Rukhabad and Gur-e-Amir, then through old streets to Ak-Saray and Ayni’s home.
Registan and the old neighbourhoods ↗
Three madrasahs around a square, the domes of Chorsu and quiet residential lanes toward the Maturidi mausoleum.
Bibi-Khanym, the bazaar and Shah-i-Zinda ↗
From the Bibi-Khanym ensemble through Siyob Bazaar to the mosque on raised ground and the tiled facades of Shah-i-Zinda.
The grand walk: Samarkand ↗
All 18 Samarkand places in the current catalogue in one extended walk. The sequence links city stops without artificial loops; museums and restricted grounds may be viewed from outside or visited separately.
Places on the map
- University Boulevard
- Amir Temur Monument
- Rukhabad Mausoleum
- Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum
- Ak-Saray Mausoleum
- Sadriddin Ayni House Museum
- Registan Square
- Ulugbek Madrasah
- Tilla-Kori Madrasah
- Sher-Dor Madrasah
- Chorsu Art Gallery
- Imam Maturidi Mausoleum
- Bibi-Khanym Mosque
- Bibi-Khanym Mausoleum
- Siyob Bazaar
- Hazrat Khizr Mosque
- Islam Karimov Mausoleum
- Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble
How these guides are made
walkymap combines editorial reading with a route you can open on a map. Articles draw on tourism organisations, museums and heritage sources, linked in each guide. Distances follow the mapped walking track; times and elevation are estimates. Source checks are remote and do not mean the route has been walked by our team.