Shah-i-Zinda (Uzbek: Shohizinda; Persian: شاه زنده‎‎, meaning “The Living King&

Shah-i-Zinda (Uzbek: Shohizinda; Persian: شاه زنده‎‎, meaning “The Living King&

Shah-i-Zinda (Uzbek: Shohizinda; Persian: شاه زنده‎‎, meaning “The Living King”) is a necropolis in the north-eastern part of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 9-14th and 19th centuries.

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