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| Uzbekistan:
Samarkand Cemeteries |
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Shah
Zand Mosuleum:Shah Zand is also called Shahr -i -Zendah or Shah -i- Zendeh. First means the city of living people and latter translates the living king. But it is originally called after Shah-Zand Quasem Ibn-Abbas,a cousin of Prophet Mohammad who brought Islam to the region and was buried in this location. |
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| Except Shah Zand Mausoleum and few other early tombs, the rest belong to Timur's & Ulughbek's familly and favorites. Timur's niece mausoleum, the second on the left after the entry is the masterpiece of Islamic tile work. | |||||||||
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Cemeteries in Uzbekistan: Bukhara Cemeteries: Chor Bakr Necropolis Samarkand Cemeteries: Afrasiab Cemetery Guri Amir Mausoleum Shah Zand Mosuleum |
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