Shahrisabz

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Shahrisabz is a historic city in present-day Uzbekistan renowned as the birthplace of Timur (Tamerlane) and for its significant Timurid-era architectural monuments.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
historic city
architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
associatedDynasty Timurid dynasty
associatedWith Timur
Timurid dynasty
surface form: "Timurid Empire"
birthplaceOf Timur
surface form: "Tamerlane"

Timur
climateType continental climate
country Uzbekistan NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance major Timurid cultural center
distanceFromSamarkand_km approximately 80
etymology name means "Green City" in Persian
flourishedUnder Timur
Ulugh Beg
formerName Kas
Kesh
governingCountryCapital Tashkent
hasCityFunction local administrative centre
heritageProtectionIssues subject to conservation concerns noted by UNESCO
heritageType Timurid architectural heritage
historicalRegion Khorasan
surface form: "Mawarannahr"

Transoxiana
locatedIn Qashqadaryo Region
southern Uzbekistan
locatedInContinent Asia
locatedInSubregion Central Asia
locatedOn western slopes of the Pamir-Alay mountains
locatedSouthOf Samarkand
mainMadhhabHistorically Sunni Islam
notableMonument Ak-Saray Palace
Chorsu bazaar building
Dorus Saodat complex
Dorus Saodat complex
surface form: "Dorus Tilavat complex"

Kok Gumbaz Mosque
periodOfMajorDevelopment Timurid dynasty
surface form: "Timurid era"
recognizedFor Timurid-era architectural monuments
urban planning of Timurid period
regionLanguage Tajik
Uzbek
religionHistoricallyDominant Islam
tourismType cultural tourism destination
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2000
UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural
UNESCOSiteCriteria (iii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName Shahrisabz
surface form: "Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz"
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: "Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz"
Timurid dynasty hasCapital Shahrisabz
Qutlugh Nigar Khanum household Shahrisabz
this entity surface form: "Timurid court of Fergana"

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