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Sam·ar·kand 
Audio Help [sam-er-kand; Russ. suh-muhr-kahnt] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [sam-er-kand; Russ. suh-muhr-kahnt] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a city in SE Uzbekistan: taken by Alexander the Great 329 b.c.; Tamerlane's capital in the 14th century. 476,000. |
Also, Sam·ar·cand.
Ancient, Maracanda.
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Samarkand
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A city of southern Uzbekistan southwest of Tashkent. Dating from the third or fourth millennium B.C., the city was conquered by Alexander the Great in 329, taken by the Arabs in the eighth century A.D., and destroyed by Genghis Khan c. 1220. It was rebuilt as a fabled center of great splendor and opulence when it became (c. 1370) the capital of Tamerlane's empire. Population: 319,000. |
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| samarkand | |
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| city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century |
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