Shah-i-Zinda is an ensemble of mausoleums of the Karakhanid and Timurid nobles in Samarkand.
It is a complex consisting of 11 mausoleums that were successively embedded in each other during the 14–15th centuries.
These mausoleums are covered with turquoise or dark blue tiles featuring floral ornaments.
The ensemble’s center boasts Kusam Ibn Abbas, which includes the ancient Mausoleum of Kusam Ibn Abbas, a mosque built in the 16th century and several other buildings.
A door that leads to the complex shows the engraved years of construction: 1404–1405.
In 2001, the Shah-i-Zinda ensemble was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In 2004–2005, when the complex was overhauled and its fence was removed by order of the government of Uzbekistan, the scientists discovered ruins of an ancient mosque, a madrasa of the early Middle Ages (11th century) and traces of earlier mausoleums.
It is a complex consisting of 11 mausoleums that were successively embedded in each other during the 14–15th centuries.
These mausoleums are covered with turquoise or dark blue tiles featuring floral ornaments.
The ensemble’s center boasts Kusam Ibn Abbas, which includes the ancient Mausoleum of Kusam Ibn Abbas, a mosque built in the 16th century and several other buildings.
A door that leads to the complex shows the engraved years of construction: 1404–1405.
In 2001, the Shah-i-Zinda ensemble was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In 2004–2005, when the complex was overhauled and its fence was removed by order of the government of Uzbekistan, the scientists discovered ruins of an ancient mosque, a madrasa of the early Middle Ages (11th century) and traces of earlier mausoleums.