Fun fact 2 about Samarkand
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Samarkand is one of the oldest inhabited cities in Central Asia, with evidence of human activity dating back 40,000 years.
Samarkand
Uzbekistan
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Samarkand
Uzbekistan
Country
Uzbekistan
Population
572.8K
Coordinates
39.65, 66.98
Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of the Samarkand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav.
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