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Samarkand
[ sam-er-kand; Russian suh-muhr-kahnt ]
noun
- a city in SE Uzbekistan: taken by Alexander the Great 329 b.c.; Tamerlane's capital in the 14th century.
Samarkand
/ səmarˈkant; ˈsæməˌkænd /
noun
- a city in E Uzbekistan: under Tamerlane it became the chief economic and cultural centre of central Asia, on trade routes from China and India (the "silk road"). Pop: 289 000 (2005 est) Ancient nameMaracanda
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In the latter part of the 9th century the family of the Samanid, sprung from Samarkand, reigned in splendour at Bokhara.
For more than half an hour I spoke with animation of the salient incidents of my adventurous journey to Samarkand.
But his first remark was, "You must have gone through nice adventures on your way to Bokhara and Samarkand!"
Of all central Asiatic towns, Samarkand is the most surrounded by old-world romances and traditions of bygone splendour.
"Samarland" is more likely to be "Samarkand" but the author's original text is preserved.
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