Shahrisabz
Shahrisabz
Шаҳрисабз | |
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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) | |
| 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 |
| Official name | Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
| Designated | 2000 (24th session) |
| Reference no. | 885 |
| Endangered | 2016– |
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Shahrisabz, lit. "Green City" in Persian, is a district-level city in Qashqadaryo Region in southern Uzbekistan. The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) has selected Shakhrisabz as its tourism capital for 2024.
It is located approximately 80 km south of Samarkand, at an elevation of 622 m. Its population is 140,500 as of 2021. 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.