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Samarkand

City in southeastern Uzbekistan

Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of the Samarkand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants (2021), it is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan.

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  • 1040Ibrahim Tamgach Khan becomes the founder of the Western Qarakhanid Khaganate.
  • 1068Death of Ibrahim Tamgach Khan.
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