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Urgut and its bazaar

A mountain-foot town south-east of Samarkand whose weekend bazaar is a large market for suzani embroidery, old textiles and everyday goods.

BazaarsAbout 2 hours to see

About the place

Urgut lies where the Zarafshan valley meets the foothills, about an hour's drive from Samarkand. It is a busy market town with a large Tajik-speaking population and a long tradition of embroidery.

The general bazaar sells food, household goods and clothes, and on weekend mornings a separate area fills with suzani, old and new embroidery, skullcaps, carpets and other textiles. Quality and age vary widely, so look carefully and compare.

The town also has an old plane-tree grove around a shrine and a mosque, a cool place to rest after the market.

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  1. 1.Wikidata

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  • Mausoleums

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  • Nature

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