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St George's Church, Samarkand
A working Russian Orthodox church in Samarkand, set in a converted L-shaped brick house with an iconostasis and old church furnishings.
Church of the Protection of the Mother of God, Samarkand
A working Orthodox church in the Russian part of Samarkand, built of fired brick with a tall bell tower; closed in 1930 and reopened in 1998.
EnsemblesEarly 20th century, restored 1998
About the place
The church dates from the early twentieth century, when the Russian part of Samarkand had a garrison church in the barracks of a Turkestan rifle regiment, near the Russian Orthodox cemetery founded in 1900. Like most churches in Uzbekistan it was closed in 1930.
It was restored in 1998 and dedicated to the Protection of the Mother of God. The fired-brick building has a large bell tower, a prayer hall with an iconostasis, rooms for the choir and a skylit attic. Services are held regularly, and the parish feast is on 14 October.
Why go
- A tall brick bell tower
- History tied to the old garrison of Russian Samarkand
- Parish feast day on 14 October
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Samarkand Regional Museum of Local Lore (Kalantarov House)
The regional history museum, housed since 1981 in the lavish mansion of the merchant Abram Kalantarov, built in 1902–1916.
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Filatov House (Samarkand Wine Museum)
The late 19th-century house of the merchant Dmitry Filatov, who founded Samarkand's winery in 1868; it now holds a wine museum and tasting room.
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Alisher Navoi Central Park, Samarkand
Samarkand's central park, laid out in 1886 next to University Boulevard, with shady paths, rides, cafes and a 3,000-seat open-air amphitheatre.
