Samarkand hosted the 22nd Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization for its member states and Council of Heads.
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Samarkand is located in the Zarefshan River valley in the Southeastern region of Uzbekistan.
Samarkand is the country’s cultural capital and has always been an intrinsic part of the world culture for more than two and a half millennia.
In central Asia, it is one of the oldest cities to be inhabited. Inhabitation in Samarkand started almost in 1500 BC.
Samarkand is a central point for trade due to its easy route access to China and the Mediterranean areas.
The name Samarkand is derived from the Sogdian civilisation, where Samar means stone or rock and Khand means fort. Thus, Samarkand means a town or fort of rock or stone. The city of Samarkand is a storehouse of natural resources spanning Central Asia.
Since ancient times, Samarkand has been famous for its craft production with a castle and robust defence. Like the entire region of Uzbekistan, the official language of Samarkand is Uzbek. However, the second official language is Russian.
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