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Eternal City (Boqiy Shahar)

Reconstructed old town of over 10 ha at the Silk Road Samarkand resort, opened in 2022, with more than 50 craft workshops and a rotating amphitheatre.

Attractions2022

About the place

The Eternal City opened on 23 August 2022 inside the Silk Road Samarkand tourist complex east of the city. Based on an idea by the artist Bobur Ismoilov, it recreates the streets, squares and courtyards of an old Central Asian town on more than ten hectares.

More than fifty workshops show crafts such as pottery, embroidery, woodcarving and paper making, and there are cafés and evening performances. Its centrepiece is an amphitheatre whose seating makes a full turn in sixty seconds. It is a staged setting rather than a historic site; allow about two hours.

Why go

  • More than 50 craft workshops
  • Amphitheatre turning in 60 seconds
  • Evening shows and cafés

Nearby

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