Explore samarkand the famous capital of the 14th century timurid empire on this guided 1 day sightseeing tour from tashkent samarkand is one of the oldest inhabited cities in central asia prospering from its location on the silk road between china and the mediterranean roam samarkands streets in search of its famous mosques and mausoleums also visitregistan square in the heart of samarkand plus the ulugbek observatory the gur emir mausoleum and much more hotel pickup and drop off i