Shahi Zinda

Samarkand-Uzbekistan

A complex of mausoleums in the north of the city. Its name is translated as “the living king”. It was formed during the XIV-XV centuries. In the “street of the dead” one tomb for members of royal houses and nobles was attached to another. The main mausoleums are 11, but during the excavations numerous earlier burials were found. The latest of them dates back to the XII century.