Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Afrasiyab
Afrasiyab is an ancient site in northern Samarkand, present-day Uzbekistan, that was occupied from c. 500 BC to 1220 AD prior to the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. The oldest layers date from the middle of the first millennium BC.
- City
- Samarkand
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Samarkand
- Abdidarun Complex
- Registan
- Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand
- Gur-e-Amir
- Ishratkhana Mausoleum
- Bibi-Khanym Mosque
Background: Wikipedia