Ruins of Zoroastrian Temple

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Владимир Черкасов

Level 3 Local Expert

REMOVE THIS NAME OF THE OBJECT... This is not a temple of any kind. I studied the history of Samarkand at the Institute of Archaeology and took part in excavations at this ancient settlement. This is certainly not the ruins of a Zoroastrian temple. This is a remnant of the main fortress wall of the third Shahristan (the third ring of defense of the city). The walls of the ancient city were up to 25 meters high and 4 meters wide.Loopholes are visible in the photo. And you can see for yourself that this is the extreme point of the settlement... What other temple is there?))) These walls saw Alexander the Great, the hordes of Qutaybah and Genghis Khan... And most importantly, in the early 80s of the 20th century, this top of the wall was FIXED with chemical composition by specialists from the chemical laboratory of the Samarkand Institute of Archaeology.

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Олег Миронов

Level 16 Local Expert

A place where you can touch the history, there is parking for your car nearby, but I walked about 30 kilometers. Not everyone can climb the mountain, and even more so, it is difficult to get such an experience for an ordinary person! So if you're around, take a look.

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t_me_r_utochkaa

Level 15 Local Expert

You can come here without any problems, the view from the hill to the city is amazing The ruins themselves are not guarded in any way, which on the one hand allows you to touch them, and on the other - of course, they will pull them apart quite quickly. Read my thoughts and travel descriptions in the telegram channel. Link in the profile name or by QR code on the avatar, I will be glad to everyone

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ирина е.

Level 6 Local Expert

Abandoned excavations. Sheep, gophers, dogs. But it is interesting to wander through the hills in the center of Samarkand.

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Катерина Дунаева

Level 8 Local Expert

The only real object preserved from the excavations. I highly recommend a visit, it is not at all clear how long these walls will remain. It looks unusual

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Koval .

Level 6 Local Expert

You won't understand where the entrance is, there's a lot of garbage, although the place is interesting, even the locals don't know how to get to where the main entrance is!

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Attila

Level 19 Local Expert

View of the troechka, a wall destroyed by time, nothing special at all, unfortunately

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Руслан

Level 7 Local Expert

The view is beautiful from a height. There is little beautiful and interesting from the wall. That is what it is. Before the construction of the new road, which has been under construction for almost 10 years, it was more beautiful

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Никита Феникс

Level 30 Local Expert

It's an ancient city, but it's all littered up

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Batir Musinov

Level 19 Local Expert

A very ancient place. It is better to visit early in the morning, then the sun is very strong and there is no place to hide.

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378175 Низамов

Level 5 Local Expert

A historic place!

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Елизавета Б.

Level 10 Local Expert

They didn't understand anything. There is no navigation, a piece of wall (apparently it was him) sticks out next to a bus parking lot and some kind of tea house. In general, Afrosiab clearly requires more attention from the authorities and funding, the place has huge potential, but so far it is only potential, unfortunately((

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Денис Супроткин

Level 12 Local Expert

It's impressive if you're imaginative. But the authorities could also take care of the preservation of the city's oldest monument. A little more, and there will be nothing left of him. Water and wind are doing their job.

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Дмитрий Ш.

Level 7 Local Expert

The sandy masonry made a great impression. I was impressed by such an ancient place

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Сергей Яковенко

Level 11 Local Expert

It's not worth going. Waste your time.

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АСКАР Каюмов

Level 10 Local Expert

The story is mysterious and interesting

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Алексей Ланских

Level 11 Local Expert

Interesting.

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Илья Н.

Level 4 Local Expert

The remains of the historical walls (sandy in color) are located on the top of the hill.

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Mrs.Alexandra

Level 9 Local Expert

You need to visit here, but first you need to know the history of Afrosiab

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Ruins of Zoroastrian Temple

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