Individual #Samarkand__Samarcand  city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century
  part of:  Uzbekistan
  type:  city__metropolis__urban_center__urbancenter  a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"

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