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Panjakent day trip from Samarkand

By Discoverystan
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Free cancellation available
Price is ￥30,362 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Step into the ancient city of Penjikent, once a flourishing hub along the Great Silk Road. Immerse yourself in the rich history of the Sogdians, an ancient civilization that thrived from the 5th to 8th century AD. Explore the ruins of Ancient Panjakent and witness the remnants of a bygone era.
Visit mausoleum of Muhammad Bashoro is an architectural monument in Tajikistan (Mazar-i-Sharif) (11th-12th centuries). In 1342-43, a large, deep arched shrine and small rooms in the corner, as well as a series of corridors, were built in the mix.

Ancient Panjakent is located near present-day Panjakent and represents a unique early Middle Ages monument. In the 5-8th centuries it was the easternmost town of Sogdiana

Sarazm is the first World Heritage Site in Tajikistan. This is a settlement with a history of five and a half thousand years Well-preserved palace and religious buildings, public and residential buildings are of great historical and cultural value.

Activity location

  • Mausoleum of Mukhammad Bashoro
    • Rudaki St., 81
    • Panjakent, Tajikistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mausoleum of Mukhammad Bashoro
    • Rudaki St., 81
    • Panjakent, Tajikistan

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Panjakent day trip from Samarkand
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h
    7h
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
￥30,362 x 1 Adult￥30,362
Total
Price is ￥30,362
Until Thu, Oct 9
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lunch
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Alcoholic Beverages

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  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Mausoleum of Mukhammad Bashoro
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
To the east of Panjakent, on a road off the main highway, you’ll find the Mausoleum of Mukhammad Bashoro in a small village called Mazari Sharif. It was built here around the 11th or 12th centuries in honour of the Islamic scholar Mukhammad Bashoro that it’s named after, who was an expert in ‘khadises’.
Ancient Town of Panjakent
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Ancient Panjakent was founded here as early as the 5th century BC as part of the Sogdian civilisation. It was in the 5th century AD that it really began to flourish, though. The city would have grown significantly at that point, covering much of this elevated area that I’m wandering through. There would have been temples, fortresses, and large mansions for the wealthiest residents.
Panjakent Bazaar
  • 30m
Panjakent market is bustling and I feel like I’ve been caught in a riptide of floral-clad women with headscarves, pulled by their movement through the ornate gate into the site. The morning rush is on and, across the market, plastic bags are being filled with fruits and vegetables, nuts and sweets
Republican Museum of History and Local Lore of Rudaki
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
This elegant single-storey museum, with its white Doric columns and fine floral display, assigns a room to its namesake, Abu Abdullah Rudaki (858–941), the 'father of Persian poetry'. The museum is of more interest, however, for its display of textiles and costumes, the frescoes found at Ancient Penjikent and the Neolithic tools from nearby Sarazm
Proto-urban site of Sarazm
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The most significant thing to see near Panjakent is Sarazm, the remains of a city even more ancient than the one founded here by the Sogdians. Sarazm was founded around 3500 BC and is most likely the oldest city in Central Asia. The people here became adept at agriculture and producing goods for trade, so it became an important an wealthy centre in the region.

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    Mausoleum of Mukhammad Bashoro
    • Rudaki St., 81
    • Panjakent, Tajikistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Mausoleum of Mukhammad Bashoro
    • Rudaki St., 81
    • Panjakent, Tajikistan

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