jump to the content
Advanced search

Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz

Uzbekistan
Date of Inscription: 2000
Criteria: (iii)(iv)
Core zone: 240 ha
Kashkadarya region
N39 03 E66 50
Ref: 885

Brief Description

The historic centre of Shakhrisyabz contains a collection of exceptional monuments and ancient quarters which bear witness to the city's secular development, and particularly to the period of its apogee, under the rule of Amir Temur and the Temurids, in the 15th-16th century.

Justification for Inscription

Criterion iii : Shakhrisyabz contains many fine monuments, and in particular those from the Timurid period, which was of great cultural and political significance in medieval Central Asia.

Criterion iv: The buildings of Shakhrisyabz, notably the Ak-Sarai Palace and the Tomb of Timur, are outstanding examples of a style which had a profound influence on the architecture of this region.

News

Links