UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz

Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Uzbekistan, inscribed in 2000.

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.

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.

Country
Uzbekistan
Region
Asia
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
2000
UNESCO reference
885
Area
240 ha

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