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Samarkand

Sam ar kand |ˈsamərˌkand, səmərˈkänt ˈsæmərkænd |(also Samarqand ) a city in eastern Uzbekistan; pop. 312,900 (est. 2007 ). One of the oldest cities in Asia, it was founded in the 3rd or 4th millennium bc. It was a prosperous center on the Silk Road and, in the 14th century, became the capital of Tamerlane's Mongol empire.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Samarkand

Samarkand |ˌsamɑːˈkand, ˈsaməkand |(also Samarqand ) a city in eastern Uzbekistan; pop. 312,900 (est. 2007 ). One of the oldest cities of Asia, it was founded in the 3rd or 4th millennium bc. It grew to prominence as a prosperous centre of the silk trade, situated on the Silk Road, and in the 14th century became the capital of Tamerlane's Mongol empire.

 

Duden Dictionary

Samarkand

Sa mar kand Eigenname |Samark a nd |Stadt in Usbekistan

 

Samarkand

Sa mar kand Substantiv, maskulin , der |Samark a nd |der Samarkand; Genitiv: des Samarkand [s ], Plural: die Samarkands nach der Stadt Samarkand in Usbekistan in leuchtenden Farben geknüpfter Teppich mit Medaillons 2 auf meist gelbem Grund