One of the oldest cities on the planet, he experienced a lot in his thousand-year history. For a long time there was no ancient state of Sogdian, countless caravans of camels no longer walk along the Great Silk Road, and only the memories of the great empire of Tamerlane remained. But Samarkand, the capital of the ancient kingdoms, still stands, striking with its splendor all the travelers who happened to get into this region of Central Asia. ...