2,750-year-old Samarkand prepares for grand opening of unique tourist complex

One of the oldest cities of Uzbekistan, 2,750 years old Samarkand is carrying out preparations for the opening of a multi-profile tourist complex, Silk Road Samarkand. The commissioning is scheduled for the first half of 2022.

The unique complex will house eight world-class hotels, specialized boutique hotels, contemporary public spaces, parks, recreation and sports areas, authentic restaurants, cafes and bars, as well as an international congress hall and sites of cultural interest. The state-of-the-art project was developed by an international team of architects and engineers.

"Samarkand was a key stop on the Great Silk Road, a place where civilizations intersected. We believe that Silk Road Samarkand will become a center of international communication, where residents of the city, tourists, travelers and businessmen from all over the world will be able to spend time with pleasure and benefit. I am sure that a new era in the history of tourism in Samarkand will begin with the opening of the complex, " said Artem Yeghikyan, General Director of the Silk Road Samarkand management company.

The name of the center was selected deliberately: the routes of the Great Silk Road passed through the territory of current-day Uzbekistan from the II century BC until the XV century, and ancient Samarkand was one of the most important stops for trade caravans.

The new complex is located in the eastern part of the city on an area exceeding 260 hectares. It centers around the affluent waterway of the Samarkand rowing canal, which in Soviet times served as a training base for the USSR national team and a venue for all-Union competitions.