Shahr-e Sabz

Shahr-e Sabz or Uzbek Shakhrisyabz in (" green city " in Persan), is a city of the Ouzbékistan, native soil of Tamerlan, located at the South of the town of Samarkand. Its old name was Kesh .

The historical center of Shakhrisyabz counts exceptional monumental buildings and old districts testifying to the secular development of the city, and particularly of its apogee, under the reign of Tamerlan (Amir Timour) and of the Timourides, of 15th at the 16th century.

Since 1993, Shakhrisyabz belongs to the World heritage of UNESCO

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