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    • The Registan, with its three madrassahs, is a unique example of the art of urban planning and a remarkable example of the architectural design of the city’s main square. This square in Samarkand is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
    • Khiva is a museum city in Uzbekistan, impresses with its mystery and tranquility.
    • Sherdor Madrasah is an Islamic educational, spiritual, educational, memorial and religious building of the XVII century, located in Samarkand on Registan Square, together with Ulugbek and Tillya-Kari madrasahs, forms an integral architectural ensemble.  It got the name Sherdor thanks to the portrait of a gazelle with a lion's mane in the rays of the rising sun's face.
    The Registan, with its three madrassahs, is a unique example of the art of urban planning and a remarkable example of the architectural design of the city’s main square. This square in Samarkand is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.The Registan, with its three madrassahs, is a unique example of the art of urban planning and a remarkable example of the architectural design of the city’s main square. This square in Samarkand is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.