Shahrisabz
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Shahrisabz аҳрисабз |
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 City panorama of Shahrisabz |
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| State : |
 Uzbekistan
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| Province: | Qashqadaryo | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 3 ' N , 66 ° 50' E | ||
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| Height : | 622 m | ||
| Residents : | 100,300 (2014) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+998) 7552 | ||
Shahrisabz (Cyrillic Шаҳрисабз, also Shaxrisabz / Шахрисабз; Persian شهرسبز Shahr-e Sabz , 'green city'; early Kesch or partly Kisch ; Russian Шахрисабз Schachrisabs ) is an independent city in the province of Qashqadaryo in Uzbekistan and also the capital of the district of the same name Shahrisabz . The city is 80 km south of Samarkand at 622 m above sea level.
history
Shahrisabz, called Kesch in ancient times , was probably founded in the 3rd century BC. Timur , the later ruler of Transoxania , was born here in 1336. He planned to develop Kesch instead of Samarqand into the capital of his empire and had buildings erected, some of which were monumental in size.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the Bukhara Khanate , to which Shahrisabz belonged, weakened and the local rule of the Keneges emerged - it lasted until the Emirate of Bukhara re-incorporated the city in 1856 .
population
According to the 1989 population census, the city had 52,976 inhabitants, according to a calculation for 2014 the population was 100,300.
Cityscape and architecture
The historic center of Shahrisabz with several monuments from the Timurid period was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000 . It has been on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger since 2016 .
The historical buildings of Shahrisabz include:
- City wall with 6 gates (1378)
- Oq Saroy (1380)
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Dorut Tilavat Complex
- Shamseddin Kulal Mausoleum (1373)
- Gok Gumbas Mosque (1436)
- Gumbas Saineddin Mausoleum (1438)
- Dorus Saodat Complex (1380)
- Malik Adjar Mosque (1904)
- Hodja Mirchamida Mosque (1914)
Oq Saroy, the "white palace"
Amir Timur statue
Dorussiadat mausoleum
Dorut Tilavat Complex
sons and daughters of the town
- Temür ibn Taraghai Barlas (1336–1405), conqueror and, as emir, ruler of Transoxania and founder of the Timurid dynasty
literature
- Klaus Pander: Schar-e Sabs . In: Central Asia . 5th updated edition. DuMont Reiseverlag , 2004, ISBN 3-7701-3680-2 , p. 235–239 (DuMont art travel guide ).
Web links
- History of the old city of Kesch . In: Ehsan Yarshater (Ed.): Encyclopædia Iranica (English, including references)
Individual evidence
- ^ Pander: Zentralasien , 2004, p. 235
- ^ Jürgen Paul : Central Asia . Frankfurt am Main 2012 ( Neue Fischer Weltgeschichte , Volume 10), p. 357
- ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. (1989 census). In: Демоскоп Weekly. Retrieved November 11, 2016 .
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Historic Center of Shakhrisyabz. In: whc.unesco.org. Retrieved December 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Historic Center of Shakhrisyabz, Uzbekistan, added to List of World Heritage in Danger. UNESCO World Heritage Center, July 13, 2016, accessed July 17, 2016 .
- ^ Pander: Zentralasien , 2004, p. 236