{"id":15524,"date":"2026-10-29T21:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T20:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=15524"},"modified":"2026-10-30T08:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T07:54:35","slug":"samarkand-is-a-central-jewel-of-the-country-of-which-luizbekistan-is-the-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/","title":{"rendered":"Samarkand, a jewel of Central Asia whose homeland is Uzbekistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At the millennial crossroads of major trade routes, a familiar territory for the legendary conquerors of the Asian continent, Uzbekistan was to be rediscovered and, more specifically, its legendary capital, Samarkand, on the occasion of the opening of the IFTM Top Resa exhibition in Paris from September 15 to 17, 2026.<\/strong> <strong>Ajoutons une \u00e9chapp\u00e9e litt\u00e9raire dans l&rsquo;\u0153uvre de grands po\u00e8tes persanophones ayant racont\u00e9 la fabuleuse cit\u00e9 avec des mots qui ont essaim\u00e9 depuis des si\u00e8cles entre Proche-Orient et Asie centrale.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Un_Versailles_oriental_ou_larchitecture_est_reine\" >An Oriental Versailles where architecture reigns supreme<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Madrasa_Tilla_Kari\" >Madrasa Tilla Kari<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Madrasa_Ulugh_Bek\" >Madrasa Ulugh Bek<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Madrasa_Chir_Dor\" >Madrasa Chir Dor<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Le_maitre_des_lieux_une_legende_pas_si_%C2%AB_boiteuse_%C2%BB_que_lon_dit\" >The master of the place: a legend not as \u00abcreepy\u00bb as one might think<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Mosquees_mausolees_et_sepultures_de_renom\" >Mosques, mausoleums and famous graves<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Mosquee_Bibi_Khanum\" >Bibi Khanum Mosque<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Le_tombeau_de_Tamerlan\" >The tomb of Tamerlan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Complexe_Chah-i_Zinda\" >Chah-i Zinda Complex<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Les_grands_poetes_inspires_par_la_ville_royale_de_Samarkand\" >The great poets inspired by the royal city of Samarkand<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Omar_Khayyam_savant_et_poete_visionnaire\" >Omar Khayyam, a scholar and visionary poet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Hafez_de_Chiraz_chantre_de_lamour_et_de_livresse_mystique\" >Hafez of Chiraz, the singer of love and mystical intoxication<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Bibliographie\" >Bibliography<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Se_renseigner\" >For more information<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/samarkand-joyau-dasie-centrale-dont-louzbekistan-est-lecrin\/#Ambassade_dOuzbekistan_en_France\" >Embassy of Uzbekistan in France<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-un-versailles-oriental-ou-l-architecture-est-reine\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Un_Versailles_oriental_ou_larchitecture_est_reine\"><\/span>An Oriental Versailles where architecture reigns supreme<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"15637\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-07-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Ulugh-bek-alt-Copier-738x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-07-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Ulugh-bek-alt-Copier-738x1024.jpg 738w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-07-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Ulugh-bek-alt-Copier-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-07-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Ulugh-bek-alt-Copier-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-07-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Ulugh-bek-alt-Copier-768x1066.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-07-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Ulugh-bek-alt-Copier-432x600.jpg 432w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-07-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Ulugh-bek-alt-Copier-17x24.jpg 17w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-07-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Ulugh-bek-alt-Copier.jpg 778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ladies of Uzbekistan in the Registan Square. <em>\u00a9<\/em> Reza Afchar Naderi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"15638\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-13-ok-salon-iftm-stand-souvenirs-572x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-13-ok-salon-iftm-stand-souvenirs-572x1024.jpg 572w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-13-ok-salon-iftm-stand-souvenirs-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-13-ok-salon-iftm-stand-souvenirs-768x1375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-13-ok-salon-iftm-stand-souvenirs-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-13-ok-salon-iftm-stand-souvenirs-857x1536.jpg 857w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-13-ok-salon-iftm-stand-souvenirs-1143x2048.jpg 1143w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-13-ok-salon-iftm-stand-souvenirs-335x600.jpg 335w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-13-ok-salon-iftm-stand-souvenirs-13x24.jpg 13w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-13-ok-salon-iftm-stand-souvenirs-1715x3072.jpg 1715w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-13-ok-salon-iftm-stand-souvenirs-scaled.jpg 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stand of Uzbekistan. IFTM 2026 exhibition. <em>\u00a9<\/em> Reza Afchar Naderi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A leading tourist destination, Uzbekistan was the guest of honor at the event. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iftm.fr\/fr-fr.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.iftm.fr\/fr-fr.html\">IFTM salon<\/a> 2026. There are no shortage of superlatives to describe the famous city of Samarkand with its abundance of refined architectures and its madrasas (Qur\u2019anic schools) and their palettes of turquoise blue. <br>Undoubtedly, this capital, as lofty as it was refined, was named after the sovereign. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tamerlan\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tamerlan\">Tamerlan<\/a> <\/strong>What Versailles was to Louis XIV, King of France. In other words, a royal city that was both a symbol of power and a model of civilization. Such a symbol was meant to make itself heard across borders and continents to testify to the absolute power and civilizing genius of the conqueror.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-08-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Copier-1024x551.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-08-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Copier-1024x551.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-08-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Copier-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-08-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Copier-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-08-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Copier-1536x826.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-08-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Copier-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-08-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Copier-600x323.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-08-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Copier-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-08-ok-Samarkand-place-Registan-Copier.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Uzbekistan. Registan Square and its three madrasas. \u00a9 Reza Afchar Naderi.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first place goes to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%C3%A9gistan_(Samarcande)\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%C3%A9gistan_(Samarcande)\">Registan <\/a><\/strong>which appears to be the most striking facade of this destination. It takes its name from a word of Persian origin, \u00ab <em>reg <\/em>\u00bb (\u00abgravel\u00bb) and \u00ab <em>stan <\/em>\u00bbThe Place\u00ab (in other words, \u00bbthe sand plaza\u00ab). On this esplanade, once the caravans from India, Persia, Russia or China used to converge. What immediately catches the eye is no less than three madrasas surrounding the plaza and arranged at right angles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-madrasa-tilla-kari\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Madrasa_Tilla_Kari\"><\/span>Madrasa Tilla Kari<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00380-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00380-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00380-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00380-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00380-Copier-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00380-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00380-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00380-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00380-Copier.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Uzbekistan. Madrasa Tilla Kari, place du Registan. Unlike a madrasa exclusively dedicated to religious instruction, Tilla-Kari has a vast mosque, arranged on its western part. It thus fulfilled a dual function: to accommodate students in Islamic sciences and to serve as a place of collective prayer. \u00a9 B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the middle, on the north side, facing the visitors, there is the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C3%A9dersa_Tilla_Kari\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C3%A9dersa_Tilla_Kari\">Madrasa Tilla Kari<\/a>, The foundation of which dates back to 1660. The name means \u00abcovered with gold\u00bb. It is enough to note the dazzling decorations inside the dome.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00362-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00362-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00362-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00362-341x512.jpg 341w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00362-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00362-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00362-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00362-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00362-2048x3072-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00362-16x24-1.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00362-scaled-1.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Uzbekistan. In the mosque of the Tilla-Kari madrasa, the carved muqarnas and gilded arabesques form a decoration of extraordinary finesse. The calligraphic inscriptions on a blue background highlight the richness of this decorative art from the 17th century, restored in the 20th century.<\/em> \u00a9 <em>B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-madrasa-ulugh-bek\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Madrasa_Ulugh_Bek\"><\/span>Madrasa Ulugh Bek<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ulugh_Beg_Madrasa_Samarkand_Bgag.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ulugh_Beg_Madrasa_Samarkand_Bgag.jpg 960w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ulugh_Beg_Madrasa_Samarkand_Bgag-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ulugh_Beg_Madrasa_Samarkand_Bgag-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ulugh_Beg_Madrasa_Samarkand_Bgag-767x516.jpg 767w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ulugh_Beg_Madrasa_Samarkand_Bgag-600x404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ulugh_Beg_Madrasa_Samarkand_Bgag-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Uzbekistan. Madras Ulugh Bek. \u00a9 Bgag\/Commons.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the left of the Registan Square, facing the visitor, there is <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C3%A9dersa_d%27Ulugh_Beg_(Samarcande)\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C3%A9dersa_d%27Ulugh_Beg_(Samarcande)\">Madrasa Ulugh Bek<\/a>, The oldest of the three, with always this spiritual and educational vocation of the 15th century. <br>What was considered the largest university in Central Asia bears the name of the great scholar and astronomer <a href=\"https:\/\/uzbekistan.travel\/fr\/o\/mirza-ulug-beg\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uzbekistan.travel\/fr\/o\/mirza-ulug-beg\/\">Mirza Ulugh Bek<\/a> (1409 \u2013 1449), grandson of Tamerlan. This madrasa is a classic example of higher education institutions in the Muslim East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-madrasa-chir-dor\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Madrasa_Chir_Dor\"><\/span>Madrasa Chir Dor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"15646\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-01-ok-Samarkand-Madrasa-Cher-Dor-alt-Copier-938x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-01-ok-Samarkand-Madrasa-Cher-Dor-alt-Copier-938x1024.jpg 938w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-01-ok-Samarkand-Madrasa-Cher-Dor-alt-Copier-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-01-ok-Samarkand-Madrasa-Cher-Dor-alt-Copier-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-01-ok-Samarkand-Madrasa-Cher-Dor-alt-Copier-767x838.jpg 767w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-01-ok-Samarkand-Madrasa-Cher-Dor-alt-Copier-549x600.jpg 549w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-01-ok-Samarkand-Madrasa-Cher-Dor-alt-Copier-22x24.jpg 22w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-01-ok-Samarkand-Madrasa-Cher-Dor-alt-Copier.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-madrasa-chir-dor\"><br>Always facing the visitor, along the right side of the prestigious space, the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C3%A9dersa_Cher-Dor\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C3%A9dersa_Cher-Dor\">Madrasa Chir Dor<\/a> (\u00abDoor of the Lion\u00bb), was erected two centuries later in 1636.<br>On its facade is a \u00ablion with a tiger\u00bb crowned with sunlight, emblematic of the kingdom's power. This symbolism refers to the god <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mithra\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mithra\">Mithra <\/a>in its Mongolian version. The cult of Mithra is a mystery cult that emerged in Persia during the 2nd century BC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-le-maitre-des-lieux-une-legende-pas-si-boiteuse-que-l-on-dit\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_maitre_des_lieux_une_legende_pas_si_%C2%AB_boiteuse_%C2%BB_que_lon_dit\"><\/span>The master of the place: a legend not as \u00abcreepy\u00bb as one might think<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/41_Samarkand_Timur_5_Ljuba-brank-768x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/41_Samarkand_Timur_5_Ljuba-brank-768x1024-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/41_Samarkand_Timur_5_Ljuba-brank-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/41_Samarkand_Timur_5_Ljuba-brank-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/41_Samarkand_Timur_5_Ljuba-brank-18x24.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/41_Samarkand_Timur_5_Ljuba-brank-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/41_Samarkand_Timur_5_Ljuba-brank.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Uzbekistan. Statue of Amir Timur called Tamerlan in Samarkand. \u00a9 Ljuba Brank\/Commons.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amir Timour, the sovereign who in the West is called the \u00abIron Conqueror\u00bb bears the name Timur as his original surname (<em>Timur <\/em>= fer) to which the prefix \"pre\" has also been added <em>amir <\/em>meaning \u00ablord\u00bb. However, he is better known by the name of Tamerlan, the suffix \u00ablan\u00bb being a deformation of the Persian \u00ab <em>lang <\/em>\u00bb meaning \u00abcreepy\u00bb. The nickname followed an injury to his knee that had permanently affected him.<br>It is obvious that the title \u00ab <em>Amir <\/em>\u00bbIt certainly suits the Uzbek people better. Today we can observe the conquering lord, represented in Samarkand where his statue stands, his hands resting on the handle of his formidable sword that shook the empire of more than one empire.<br>His cenotaph is carved from a single block of dark green jade symbolizing strength and solidity.<br>The sword and the hilt recall his title of \u00abLord of Iron\u00bb and his status as an implacable conqueror whose empire extended from India to Anatolia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-mosquees-mausolees-et-sepultures-de-renom\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mosquees_mausolees_et_sepultures_de_renom\"><\/span>Mosques, mausoleums and famous graves<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mosquee-bibi-khanum\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mosquee_Bibi_Khanum\"><\/span>Mosque <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bibi_Khanoum\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bibi_Khanoum\"><strong>Bibi Khanum<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-03-ok-Samarkand-mosque-Bibi-Khanoum-a-gauche-Copier-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15610 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-03-ok-Samarkand-mosque-Bibi-Khanoum-a-gauche-Copier-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-03-ok-Samarkand-mosque-Bibi-Khanoum-a-gauche-Copier-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-03-ok-Samarkand-mosque-Bibi-Khanoum-a-gauche-Copier-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-03-ok-Samarkand-mosque-Bibi-Khanoum-a-gauche-Copier-18x11.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-03-ok-Samarkand-mosque-Bibi-Khanoum-a-gauche-Copier-1536x966.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-03-ok-Samarkand-mosque-Bibi-Khanoum-a-gauche-Copier-600x377.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-03-ok-Samarkand-mosque-Bibi-Khanoum-a-gauche-Copier-36x23.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-03-ok-Samarkand-mosque-Bibi-Khanoum-a-gauche-Copier.jpg 1717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mosque <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bibi_Khanoum\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bibi_Khanoum\"><strong>Bibi Khanum<\/strong><\/a> It stands out among these world-renowned architectural ensembles due to its extraordinary proportions. Grandeur and power are present in this mosque dedicated to the conqueror\u2019s favorite wife. It was to this Mongolian princess (1341 \u2013 1406) that the majestic mosque built by artisans from <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khorassan\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khorassan\">Khorassan <\/a>Iranian, from Azerbaijan and India.<br>The main entrance, a gigantic arch, was originally flanked by minarets 50 meters high. They were built to celebrate Timur\u2019s victories in India. The dome, on the other hand, stood at a height of 40 meters<br>The mosque was promised to become the largest in the Islamic world. What we see today is a partial reconstruction that began in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opposite Bibi Khanum Mosque is the Mausoleum of the same name, erected at the end of the 14th century. This mausoleum is a funerary building of the Timurid era, traditionally associated with the women of the Tamerlane family. Smaller than the neighboring mosque, it stands out for its turquoise dome, whose elegant lines dominate a sober architecture. Inside, a second dome, adorned with decorative motifs, testifies to the refinement of the artisans of the time. The building, deeply marked by centuries and earthquakes, has undergone extensive restoration.<br><em>\u00a9 Reza Afchar Naderi.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-02-ok-Samarkand-Mausolee-Bibi-Khanum-Copier-1-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15611 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-02-ok-Samarkand-Mausolee-Bibi-Khanum-Copier-1-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-02-ok-Samarkand-Mausolee-Bibi-Khanum-Copier-1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-02-ok-Samarkand-Mausolee-Bibi-Khanum-Copier-1-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-02-ok-Samarkand-Mausolee-Bibi-Khanum-Copier-1-398x600.jpg 398w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-02-ok-Samarkand-Mausolee-Bibi-Khanum-Copier-1-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-02-ok-Samarkand-Mausolee-Bibi-Khanum-Copier-1.jpg 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-le-tombeau-de-tamerlan\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_tombeau_de_Tamerlan\"><\/span>The tomb of Tamerlan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00346-Copier-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15632 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00346-Copier-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00346-Copier-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00346-Copier-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00346-Copier-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00346-Copier-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00346-Copier.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Famous for its magnificent ribbed dome, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gour_Emir#Description\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gour_Emir#Description\">Gur Amir Mausoleum<\/a>, (\u00abTombeau du Prince\u00bb), the burial place of Tamerlan, is a dynastic mausoleum that is said to have inspired the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taj_Mahal\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taj_Mahal\">Taj Mahal<\/a>, This is a large Mongolian burial site in India. This mausoleum with turquoise domes houses the remains of Tamerlan and several members of his family, including his grandson Ulugh Bek.<br>Its turquoise dome with 64 ribs, spectacular for its proportions and its decoration of glazed ceramics, is among the most remarkable achievements of Central Asian architecture. <br><em>\u00a9 B. Postel.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-complexe-chah-i-zinda\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Complexe_Chah-i_Zinda\"><\/span>Complex <strong>Chah-i Zinda<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-05-ok-Samarkand-Necropole-Shah-i-Zinda-Copier-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-05-ok-Samarkand-Necropole-Shah-i-Zinda-Copier-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-05-ok-Samarkand-Necropole-Shah-i-Zinda-Copier-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-05-ok-Samarkand-Necropole-Shah-i-Zinda-Copier-767x505.jpg 767w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-05-ok-Samarkand-Necropole-Shah-i-Zinda-Copier-1536x1012.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-05-ok-Samarkand-Necropole-Shah-i-Zinda-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-05-ok-Samarkand-Necropole-Shah-i-Zinda-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-05-ok-Samarkand-Necropole-Shah-i-Zinda-Copier-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-05-ok-Samarkand-Necropole-Shah-i-Zinda-Copier.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>A few minutes' walk from the Bibi Khanum Mosque is the Complex <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chah-e-Zindeh\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chah-e-Zindeh\"><strong>Chah-i Zinda<\/strong><\/a> (\u00abLiving King\u00bb). A necropolis that includes about twenty mausoleums erected between the 11th and 19th centuries. This necropolis refers to the Zoroastrian myth of the Judges of Hell dating from before the Islamic conquest and tells how the king <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afrassiab\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afrassiab\">Afrasiyab <\/a>he continued to reign over the kingdom of the dead.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00480-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00480-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00480-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00480-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00480-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00480-Copier-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00480-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00480-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC00480-Copier.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Uzbekistan. Ensemble of mausoleums and sanctuaries of Chah-i-Zinda adorned with sumptuous faience, ceramics and mosaics characteristic of the Timurid era. \u00a9 B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At nightfall, these architectural gems open up spaces for caravanserais where Persian poetry evenings can be held, focusing on the mystical meaning of wine, the gazes of the great lyrical poets or the philosophers on the passing of time and the perishable beauty of the beings and things of this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-les-grands-poetes-inspires-par-la-ville-royale-de-samarkand\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Les_grands_poetes_inspires_par_la_ville_royale_de_Samarkand\"><\/span>The great poets inspired by the royal city of Samarkand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An invitation to a poetic journey through time and space with compositions by two classical Persian poets celebrating the charms and magic of the legendary city. This city holds great symbolic value, having served as a refuge for scholars and theologians during the medieval era, as well as for poets and philosophers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-omar-khayyam-savant-et-poete-visionnaire\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Omar_Khayyam_savant_et_poete_visionnaire\"><\/span>Omar Khayyam, a scholar and visionary poet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-11-ok-Samarkand-portrait-Khayyam-Copier-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15620 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-11-ok-Samarkand-portrait-Khayyam-Copier-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-11-ok-Samarkand-portrait-Khayyam-Copier-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-11-ok-Samarkand-portrait-Khayyam-Copier-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-11-ok-Samarkand-portrait-Khayyam-Copier-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-11-ok-Samarkand-portrait-Khayyam-Copier-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-11-ok-Samarkand-portrait-Khayyam-Copier.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among these great poets: <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Omar_Khayyam\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Omar_Khayyam\"><strong>Omar Khayyam<\/strong><\/a>, originally from the city of <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nishapur#Personnalit%C3%A9s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nishapur#Personnalit%C3%A9s\">Nichapour<\/a> Located in Iran in the Khorassan province. Khayyam\u2019s work spans several fields such as mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy, but he is best known for his poems and especially his \u00ab <em>Robai <\/em>\u00bb (Quatrains).<br>At the age of 24, the poet expresses himself through metaphors and allegories on the theme of time passing and the futility of earthly attachments. Sometimes the setting is the \u00abTaverne\u00bb, a meeting place for material pleasures where the beauty that fades with age intersects with the pleasures of a time that is ever shorter than one might think.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Khayyam of Nichapour<\/strong><br>Fifth Roba\u00ef (Quatrain No. 5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Well, despite this beautiful shade, this face is so pleasant<br>And this face like a tulip that has burst open, this size of a cypress tree<br>No one will know in this earthly abode of pleasures<br>Tell me why the painter of the Eternal has endowed me with so many charms.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-14-ok-Samarkand-ill-Khayyam-Copier-777x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15627 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-14-ok-Samarkand-ill-Khayyam-Copier-777x1024.jpg 777w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-14-ok-Samarkand-ill-Khayyam-Copier-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-14-ok-Samarkand-ill-Khayyam-Copier-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-14-ok-Samarkand-ill-Khayyam-Copier-767x1012.jpg 767w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-14-ok-Samarkand-ill-Khayyam-Copier-18x24.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-14-ok-Samarkand-ill-Khayyam-Copier-455x600.jpg 455w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-14-ok-Samarkand-ill-Khayyam-Copier.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The name and the legend surrounding Khayyam's life will resurface in our contemporary century with the publication of the book \u00ab <em><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samarcande_(roman)\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samarcande_(roman)\">Samarkand <\/a><\/em>\u00bbby the French-Lebanese writer\" <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amin_Maalouf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amin_Maalouf\">Amin Maalouf<\/a>. Here we discover the story of a manuscript created in the 11th century, lost during the Mongol invasions and rediscovered centuries later, intertwining the destinies of Omar Khayyam and of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hassan_ibn_al-Sabbah\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hassan_ibn_al-Sabbah\">Hassan Sabbah<\/a>, Founder of the Order of the \u00abAssassins\u00bb (\u00abHashishin\u00bb), one of the most feared sects of the medieval East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-hafez-de-chiraz-chantre-de-l-amour-et-de-l-ivresse-mystique\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hafez_de_Chiraz_chantre_de_lamour_et_de_livresse_mystique\"><\/span><strong>Hafez of Chiraz<\/strong>, the singer of love and mystical intoxication<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mohammad_Shams_al-Din_Hafez_Hafez-detail-of-an-illumination-in-a-Persian-manuscript-of-the-Divan-of-Hafez-18th-century-in-the-British-Library.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15623 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mohammad_Shams_al-Din_Hafez_Hafez-detail-of-an-illumination-in-a-Persian-manuscript-of-the-Divan-of-Hafez-18th-century-in-the-British-Library.jpg 331w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mohammad_Shams_al-Din_Hafez_Hafez-detail-of-an-illumination-in-a-Persian-manuscript-of-the-Divan-of-Hafez-18th-century-in-the-British-Library-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mohammad_Shams_al-Din_Hafez_Hafez-detail-of-an-illumination-in-a-Persian-manuscript-of-the-Divan-of-Hafez-18th-century-in-the-British-Library-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mohammad_Shams_al-Din_Hafez_Hafez-detail-of-an-illumination-in-a-Persian-manuscript-of-the-Divan-of-Hafez-18th-century-in-the-British-Library-26x24.jpg 26w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hafez_(po%C3%A8te)\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hafez_(po%C3%A8te)\">Hafez of Chiraz<\/a><\/strong>, Born around 1325 in Fars, a province in the south of Iran, the birthplace of the Persian language \u2013 by his pen name Chams ed-Din Mohammad Hafez-e Chirazi \u2013 is a contemporary poet of the Timurid empire. <br>Author of the famous \u00ab <em>Divane <\/em>\u00bbA collection of lyrical poetry, he is considered one of the most popular poets of Iran as well as of Central Asian countries and Persian-speaking regions. His nickname \u00abHafez,\u00bb meaning \u00abGuardian,\u00bb evokes the one who managed to memorize the entire Quran by heart. <em>Mohammad Shams ed-Din Hafez, detail of an illumination from a Persian manuscript of Hafez\u2019s Divan, XVIIIth century. Held in the British Library (London).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having left this world at the age of 64, he leaves us his famous collection, in which a poem celebrating the charms of Samarkand and Bukhara is placed in third place, through the unparalleled beauty of an \u00abidol\u00bb from Chiraz, his hometown and capital of Fars. The lyrical poem begins as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hafez of Chiraz<\/strong><br>Ghazal No. 3 from Divane <br><br>If this Turk from Chiraz <br>He came to conquer our hearts<br>For its Hindu grain of beauty<br>I will donate to Samarkand and Bukhara<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-10-ok-Samarkand-portrait-turque-chiraz-Copier-709x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15656 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-10-ok-Samarkand-portrait-turque-chiraz-Copier-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-10-ok-Samarkand-portrait-turque-chiraz-Copier-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-10-ok-Samarkand-portrait-turque-chiraz-Copier-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-10-ok-Samarkand-portrait-turque-chiraz-Copier-416x600.jpg 416w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-10-ok-Samarkand-portrait-turque-chiraz-Copier-17x24.jpg 17w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reza-UV-10-ok-Samarkand-portrait-turque-chiraz-Copier.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>This illustrates the degree of fascination that the legendary cities of Samarkand and Bukhara exerted on the sophisticated minds and scholars of the time. A fascination that remains present today and that this year\u2019s IFTM salon will have helped to rekindle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-bibliographie\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bibliographie\"><\/span><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petitfute.com\/p198-ouzbekistan\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.petitfute.com\/p198-ouzbekistan\/\">Uzbekistan<\/a>, Petit Fut\u00e9, \u00c9ditions Les Nouvelles de l\u2019Universit\u00e9, 335 p. 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editions-jclattes.fr\/livre\/samarcande-9782709645768\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.editions-jclattes.fr\/livre\/samarcande-9782709645768\/\">Samarkand<\/a>, a novel by the Franco-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, published by Jean-Claude Latt\u00e8s Editions in 1988.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Div%C3%A2n_de_Hafez\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Div%C3%A2n_de_Hafez\">The Divan of Hafez of Chiraz<\/a>.<br>Translated from Persian and commented by Charles-Henri de Fouch\u00e9cour, \u00e9ditions Verdier \/ Poche, 2006. Lyric works of a Persian spiritual poet in the 14th century. 1273 p.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Div\u00e2n (collection of poetry) by Hafez of Chiraz<br>Amir Kabir edition, 1976. Drawings, paintings and images by Mohammad Tadjvidi. Engravings by Abdollah Bagheri,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roba\u00eft (collection of quatrains) by Hakim Omar Khayyam of Nichapour, the great philosopher of Iran<br>Edition Cherkat-e Sahami ya Tahrir-e Iran, 1964. Illustrations by Ali Karimi and the Tadjvidi brothers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-se-renseigner\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Se_renseigner\"><\/span>For more information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-ambassade-d-ouzbekistan-en-france\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ambassade_dOuzbekistan_en_France\"><\/span>Embassy of Uzbekistan in France<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Address: 22, rue d\u2019Aguesseau, 75008 Paris<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email: contact@ouzbekistan.fr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone: 01 53 30 03 53<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Official website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouzbekistan.fr?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Embassy of Uzbekistan in France<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Text :<\/strong> Reza Afchar Naderi<br><strong>Photos :<\/strong> Reza Afchar Naderi unless otherwise stated<br>Poems by Omar Khayyam and Hafez of Chiraz translated by Reza Afchar Naderi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-univers-voyage wp-block-embed-univers-voyage\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AMJGpEiUl0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/boukhara-one-of-the-oldest-cities-in-the-world\/\">Bukhara, one of the oldest cities in the world<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u00ab Boukhara, one of the oldest cities in the world \u00bb \u2014 Univers Voyage\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/boukhara-lune-des-plus-vieilles-cites-au-monde\/embed\/#?secret=puf6bfKFw2#?secret=AMJGpEiUl0\" data-secret=\"AMJGpEiUl0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-univers-voyage wp-block-embed-univers-voyage\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RLAKpEezxi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/khiva-the-bewitching-desert-city\/\">Khiva, a fascinating desert city<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u00ab Khiva, fascinating city in the desert \u00bb \u2014 Univers Voyage\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/khiva-envoutante-cite-du-desert\/embed\/#?secret=iIypIdK1jl#?secret=RLAKpEezxi\" data-secret=\"RLAKpEezxi\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the millennial crossroads of major trade routes, a familiar territory for the legendary conquerors of the Asian continent, Uzbekistan was ready to be rediscovered, and more specifically its legendary capital, Samarkand, on the occasion of the opening of the IFTM Top Resa exhibition in Paris from the 15th to\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":15595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[117,183],"tags":[675,679,677,671,673,674,667,672,668,669,670,676,678],"class_list":["post-15524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asie","category-ouzbekistan","tag-amir-timur","tag-architecture-timouride","tag-bibi-khanum","tag-hafez-de-chiraz","tag-madrasas","tag-mausolees-samarkand","tag-omar-khayyam","tag-place-du-regisatn","tag-poesie-persane","tag-samarcande","tag-samarkand","tag-tamerlan","tag-ulugh-bek"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.8 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - 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