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Some consider Gur-Emir, Rukhobod and Aksaray as a combined ensemble. Rukhobod is said to contain a hair of Prophet Muhammad. A green nephrite tombstone was placed on the grave of Tamerlane.
Samarkand, also Samarqand is perhaps the most famous city of Uzbekistan. The Registan is the main attraction of Samarkand. The Mosque Bibi-Khonym is one of most well known attractions of Central Asia.
The mausoleum contains the arm of Daniel. The relic was brought by Tamerlane from Mecca.
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Until these days the mosque called Bibi-Khonym still looks huge. As time has gone by, the reality was embroiled with a legend of the Architect's love for queen Bibi-Khonym.
The Shakh-I-Zinda Ensemble is one of the world-known necropolises of Central Asia, which includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 9-14th and 19th centuries.
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