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
Uzbekistan / CITY GUIDE
Samarkand, on foot
Registan, Shah-i-Zinda and old neighbourhoods. 10 walks, 32 places. Area guides and walking routes
Read, then explore
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Architecture
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 ↗
Registan, Gur-e-Amir and the old-centre ensembles in one long walk. Museums, interiors and enclosed grounds can be visited separately
Afrasiab, Doniyor and the observatory ↗
From Shah-i-Zinda to the ancient-city museum, the Siab mausoleum and astronomical hill
New Town: churches and theatre ↗
The western planned blocks, two Christian churches and the drama theatre
Eastern lanes and the synagogue ↗
From the eastern side of Registan to a residential quarter, synagogue and Maturidi mausoleum
Ishratkhana and Abdi Darun ↗
A short separate walk between a Timurid monument and a pilgrimage ensemble
Kalantarov mansion and western shrines ↗
Regional Museum of Local History → Khoja Yusuf Hamadoni complex → Khoja Zudmurod Mosque
Southern quarters: Nisbatdor and Namazgoh ↗
Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum → Khoja Nisbatdor Mosque → Namazgoh Mosque
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
- Afrasiab Museum
- Tomb of Khodja Doniyor
- Saint Alexis Cathedral
- Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church
- Hamid Alimjan Theatre
- Kanesai Gumbaz Synagogue
- Ulugh Beg Observatory
- Ishratkhana Mausoleum
- Khoja Abdi Darun Ensemble
- Regional Museum of Local History
- Khoja Zudmurod Mosque
- Khoja Yusuf Hamadoni complex
- Khoja Nisbatdor Mosque
- Namazgoh Mosque
How these guides are made
Sources: tourism organisations, museums and heritage sites. Distance follows the walking track; time and elevation are estimates. Sources are checked remotely; an on-site walk has not been confirmed