Shahrisabz
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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]
Shahrisabz
Шаҳрисабз | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 39°03′N 66°50′E | |
Country | Uzbekistan |
Region | Qashqadaryo Region |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 142,700 |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Official name | Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
Designated | 2000 (24th session) |
Reference no. | 885 |
Endangered | 2016– |
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]