Shakhrisabz is a small city (population: 100 thousand people) in Kashkadarya region of Uzbekisan, it lays on the foothills of the Gissar Mountains on the border with the Karshi Steppe, 80 km south of Samarkand.Shahrisabz is known worldwide as the birthplace of Tamerlane (Amir Temur) - the greatest commander and political leader. Tamerlane made his hometown the second capital of his vast medieval empire in the XIV century. The remaining monuments of that times speak for themselves about the former greatness of the city and UNESCO declared the historic center of Shakhrisabz in 2000 a masterpiece of world heritage (object # 885)
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