Marakanda

settlement · 330 BC – 2100 AD

Marakanda (now Samarkand in Uzbekistan) was a major ancient settlement founded ca. 700 BC by the Sogdians. Alexander the Great conquered Marakanda during his eastern campaigns.

Coordinates

39.65650, 66.94722

Also known as

Maracanda (la), Markanda, Samarkand (af), Samarkand (en), Samarkand (en), Samarqand (uz), Samarqand (uz), Sarmagant (an), Semerḳand,Semerqand (ota), Səmərqənd (az), Μαράκανδα (grc), Самарканд (be), Самаркъанд (av), Сәмәрҡәнд (ba), سمرقند (ar), সমরকন্দ (bn), ሳማርቃንድ (am)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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