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Samarkand
Samarkand, one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, served as a major hub of the Silk Road, a center of early Islamic learning, and the magnificent capital of Timur's empire. Under the Timurid ruler Ulugh Beg, it became the scientific capital of the medieval world, home to an observatory that produced the most accurate star catalog of the pre-telescopic era.
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