Beautiful Ancient city Samarkand’s blue architectureUzbekistan, AsiaInteresting facts about SamarkandIn Uzbekistan, the ancient city of Samarkand stands at the center of Samarqand Province.The third-largest city in Uzbekistan is Samarkand, a little-known tourist gem.Samarkand goes back around 3,000 years ago, making it an ancient city. It is known as “Marakanda” in Greek.Samarkand was a significant city along the Silk Road from China to the west at the time and later. The city had fast development from the early Islamic period of the seventh century until Genghis Khan destroyed it in 1220.Samarkand was the seat of a sizable kingdom during the 14th century under Eastern Leng.Samarkand joined the Russian empire in 1868. Another…