Shah-i-Zinda

39°39′47″N 66°59′16″E / 39.66306°N 66.98778°E / 39.66306; 66.98778

Shah-i-Zinda
Shah-i-Zinda
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationSamarkand, Uzbekistan
Interactive map of Shah-i-Zinda
Architecture
TypeNecropolis
StyleTimurid

Shah-i-Zinda (from Classical Persian: شاهِ زنده, romanized: Šāh-i Zinda, lit. 'the Living King'; Uzbek: Shohizinda) is a necropolis in the north-eastern part of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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