Shahrisabz

Shahrisabz

Шаҳрисабз
Shahrisabz Шаҳрисабз
City
	Left: Statue of Amir Temur and heritage twin buildings in Ak-Saray Palace, Jahangir Mausoleum, Shahrisabz Kok-Gunbaz Mosque, Panoramic view of Shahrisabz, from Ak-Saray Palace Right: Shahrisabz Ancient Chorsu, Shahrisabz Wall, Shahrisabz Mosque (all items were from above to bottom)
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	Coordinates: 39°03′N 66°50′E / 39.050°N 66.833°E
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Qashqadaryo Region
Population (2022)
• Total	142,700
Time zone	UTC+5
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
Criteria	Cultural: (iii), (iv)
Designated	2000 (24th session)
Reference no.	885
Endangered	2016–
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Shahrisabz (Uzbek Cyrillic and Tajik: Шаҳрисабз; Persian: شهر سبز, romanized: shahr-e sabz: "city of green" / "verdant city"; Russian: Шахрисабз) is a district-level city in Qashqadaryo Region in southern Uzbekistan.^[2] The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) has selected Shakhrisabz as its tourism capital for 2024.^[3]

It is located approximately 80 km south of Samarkand, at an altitude of 622 m. Its population is 140,500 (2021).^[1] Historically known as Kesh or Kish, Shahrisabz was once a major city of Central Asia and was an important urban center of Sogdiana, a province of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia. It is primarily known today as the birthplace of 14th-century Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Qashqadaryo regional department of statistics.
^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
^ "ECO declares Shakhrisabz as its tourism capital for 2024". Daryo.uz. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
^ Pickett, James (2018). "Written into Submission: Reassessing Sovereignty through a Forgotten Eurasian Dynasty". The American Historical Review. 123 (3): 819. doi:10.1093/ahr/123.3.817. Now a provincial city in the modern state of Uzbekistan, Shahrisabz is remembered primarily as the birthplace of Timur—if it is remembered at all.

[qashstat-1] "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Qashqadaryo regional department of statistics.

[class-2] "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.

[3] "ECO declares Shakhrisabz as its tourism capital for 2024". Daryo.uz. Retrieved 2022-12-18.

[4] Pickett, James (2018). "Written into Submission: Reassessing Sovereignty through a Forgotten Eurasian Dynasty". The American Historical Review. 123 (3): 819. doi:10.1093/ahr/123.3.817. Now a provincial city in the modern state of Uzbekistan, Shahrisabz is remembered primarily as the birthplace of Timur—if it is remembered at all.

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Shahrisabz Шаҳрисабз
City
Left: Statue of Amir Temur and heritage twin buildings in Ak-Saray Palace, Jahangir Mausoleum, Shahrisabz Kok-Gunbaz Mosque, Panoramic view of Shahrisabz, from Ak-Saray Palace Right: Shahrisabz Ancient Chorsu, Shahrisabz Wall, Shahrisabz Mosque (all items were from above to bottom)
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Coordinates: 39°03′N 66°50′E / 39.050°N 66.833°E / 39.050; 66.833
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Qashqadaryo Region
Population (2022)^[1]
• Total	142,700
Time zone	UTC+5

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
Criteria	Cultural: (iii), (iv)
Designated	2000 (24th session)
Reference no.	885
Endangered	2016–

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