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Samarkand on foot: Registan, Gur-e Amir and Shah-i-Zinda

Explore Registan’s madrasahs, Gur-e Amir, Siab Bazaar and Shah-i-Zinda. Stops, distances and a 3D map. Export GPX or open the walk in Google or Yandex Maps

University Boulevard and Gur-e Amir, Registan’s madrasahs and old neighbourhoods, or Bibi-Khanym, Siab Bazaar and Shah-i-Zinda. These routes pass mausoleums, squares and residential lanes. Stops, distances and terrain are mapped; indoor visits need extra time

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Samarkand: walking routes and sights

University Boulevard and Gur-e Amir, Registan’s madrasahs and old neighbourhoods, or Bibi-Khanym, Siab Bazaar and Shah-i-Zinda. These routes pass mausoleums, squares and residential lanes. Stops, distances and terrain are mapped; indoor visits need extra time

10 walks · 32 places on the map

Registan and the old neighbourhoods

1.6 km · 6 stops

Walking: about 25 min · with stops: 85–135 min

Ulugbek Madrasah → Registan Square → Tilla-Kori Madrasah → Sher-Dor Madrasah → Chorsu Art Gallery → Imam Maturidi Mausoleum

A paved square, passages around the ensemble, pavements and residential lanes

Bibi-Khanym, the bazaar and Shah-i-Zinda

1.6 km · 6 stops

Walking: about 25 min · with stops: 100–160 min

Bibi-Khanym Mausoleum → Bibi-Khanym Mosque → Siyob Bazaar → Hazrat Khizr Mosque → Islam Karimov Mausoleum → Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble

Paving, market passages, street crossings and stepped climbs at the shrines

The boulevard and Timurid mausoleums

2.4 km · 6 stops

Walking: about 35 min · with stops: 95–155 min

University Boulevard → Amir Temur Monument → Rukhabad Mausoleum → Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum → Ak-Saray Mausoleum → Sadriddin Ayni House Museum

Boulevard paths, urban pavements, paving and narrow residential lanes; steps at entrances

Afrasiab, Doniyor and the observatory

3.4 km · 4 stops

Walking: about 50 min · with stops: 120–200 min

Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble → Afrasiab Museum → Tomb of Khodja Doniyor → Ulugh Beg Observatory

Climbs, exposed stretches and monument steps

New Town: churches and theatre

1.8 km · 5 stops

Walking: about 30 min · with stops: 60–100 min

Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church → Saint Alexis Cathedral → University Boulevard → Amir Temur Monument → Hamid Alimjan Theatre

Urban pavements, crossings and occasional steps

Eastern lanes and the synagogue

3.2 km · 4 stops

Walking: about 50 min · with stops: 80–120 min

Chorsu Art Gallery → Kanesai Gumbaz Synagogue → Imam Maturidi Mausoleum → Bibi-Khanym Mausoleum

Urban pavements, crossings and occasional steps

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Distance follows the mapped track; times are estimates. Sources were checked remotely. The route does not confirm access inside sights: check opening hours, tickets and closures before setting out