Coord 39 39 15 N 66 57 35 E type city display title Infobox settlement official name Samarkand native name Samarqand image skyline Registan Samarkand 15 10 2005.jpg imagesize 300px image ... code type postal code area code website footnotes Samarkand lang uz Samarqand lang tg ... as Samarkand Crossroads of Cultures . Etymology The city was known by an abbreviated name of Marakanda ... pages 330 quote Samarkand City, southeastern Uzbekistan. The city derives its name from that of the former ... The population of Samarkand grew from 134,346 in 1939 ref name ReferenceA Columbia Lippincott Gazeteer . p. 1657 ref to 384,000 in 2005. Along with Bukhara , Samarkand is one of the historical ..., Political organization in Central Asia and Azerbaijan sources and documents , p.374 ref History Samarkand ... Silk Road . At times Samarkand has been one of the greatest cities of Central Asia . Early history Founded circa 700 BC by the Sogdians, Samarkand has been one of the main centres of Iranian ... to Samarkand as Maracanda . ref Columbia Lippincott Gazeteer New York Comubia University Press, 1972 reprint p. 1657 ref Infobox World Heritage Site WHS Samarkand Crossroads of Culture Image File Samarqand ... Image Claudius Bombarnac by L on Benett 28.jpg thumb 250px right Bazaar in Samarkand , illustration ... of the 8th century Samarkand came under Arab control. Under Abbasid rule, the legend goes, ref Quraishi ... of Talas in 751, which led to the first paper mill in the Islamic world being founded in Samarkand ... to the 13th century it grew larger and more populous than modern Samarkand Citation needed date .... A small part of the population survived, but Samarkand suffered at least one other Mongol sack by Baraq ... records his journey along the Silk Road, describes Samarkand as a a very large and splendid city... Here also is related the story of a Christian church in Samarkand, which miraculously remained standing ... Mongol control occurred in Samarkand. ref Encyclop dia Britannica , 15th Ed., p. 204 ref In 1370 ... more details
The Magician of Samarkand is a children s book by Alan Temperley which was made into a Jackanory special television program in 2006 starring Ben Kingsley and produced and directed by Nick Willing . ref IMDB title id 0910305 title Jackanory The Magician of Samarkand ref Plot References Reflist External links BBC relaunches Jackanory http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi entertainment 5216650.stm DEFAULTSORT Magician Of Samarkand Category BBC children s television programmes Category Children s fantasy novels ... more details
EncelGeo Sulcus name Samarkand Sulci picture Image Samarkand Sulci.jpg 250 px location 30.5 N 326.8 W length 383 km width discoverer Voyager 2 naming SamarkandSamarkand, Uzbekistan Samarkand Sulci is a region of grooved terrain on the surface of Saturn s moon Enceladus moon Enceladus . The feature is centered at 30.5 North Latitude , 326.8 West Longitude and is approximately 383 kilometers long. Samarkand Sulci consists of three parts. The southern and eastern extensions bound Sarandib Planitia on its western and northern sides, respectively. The northern portions extends into a region of cratered terrain. Using Voyager 2 images, Kargel and Pozio 1996 found that the northern and southern eastern extensions of this feature are likely distinct features with different origins and ages. The portions surrounding Sarandib Planitia were characterized as sinuous mountainous ridges 1 1.5 km in height, and lying within relative topographic lows. Kargel and Pozio 1996 suggested that they might be Fold geology fold belts , similar to North America s Appalachian Mountains . The northern portion of Samarkand Sulci was found to consist of linear fracture s, suggesting that rather than a compression physical compressional fold belt , the northern part of Samarkand Sulci may in fact be an Extension geology extensional rift . Based on analysis of crater counts in both areas of Samarkand Sulci ... Huygens Mission Cassini spacecraft show portions of Samarkand Sulci at much higher resolution than .... On the far eastern tip of Samarkand Sulci, these scarps begin to converge as the ridge belts disappear, forming narrow canyons. Northern Samarkand Sulci was also observed. This region appears ... to be cross cut or even flooded by this portion of Samarkand Sulci. Near the southern end of Samarkand ... these spots may be collapse pits. Samarkand Sulci is named after the country ruled over by Shah ... Category Surface features of Enceladus it Samarkand Sulci zh ... more details
Infobox Airport name Samarkand International Airport nativename Samarqand Xalqaro Aeroporti nativename a nativename r image image width caption IATA SKD ICAO UTSS center Location map Uzbekistan width 250 float center caption mark Airplane silhouette.svg marksize 10 label SKD position bottom lat deg 39 lat min 42 lat sec 02 lat dir N lon deg 66 lon min 59 lon sec 02 lon dir E small Location of air base in Uzbekistan small center type Public owner Government Of Uzbekistan operator Uzbekistan Airways city served Samarkand location Samarkand,Uzbekistan elevation f 2,224 elevation m 678 coordinates Coord 39 42 02 N 66 59 02 E type airport display inline,title website metric elev metric rwy r1 number 09 27 r1 length f 10,170 r1 length m 3,100 r1 surface Asphalt stat year stat1 header stat1 data stat2 header stat2 data footnotes Samarkand International Airport airport codes SKD UTSS is an airport of entry in Samarkand , Uzbekistan . Airlines and destinations airport dest list Aeroflot Moscow Sheremetyevo Aerosvit Airlines Kiev Boryspil, Simferopol Moskovia Airlines Moscow Domodedovo Rossiya airline Rossiya St Petersburg UTair Aviation Moscow Vnukovo Uzbekistan Airways Kazan, Moscow Domodedovo, St Petersburg,Tashkent Ural Airlines Yekaterinburg VIM Airlines Moscow Domodedovo External links WAD UTSS Airports in Uzbekistan Category Airports in Uzbekistan Category Buildings and structures in Samarkand asia airport stub Uzbekistan stub Uzbekistan struct stub no Samarkand internasjonale lufthavn pl Port lotniczy Samarkanda ru vi S n bay Samarkand ... more details
Afrasiyab Afrosiyob is an ancient site of northern Samarkand , Uzbekistan which was occupied from c 500 BC to 1220 AD. Today it is a hilly grass mound located near the Bibi Khanaum Mosque . File Samarqand Afrasiab cemetery2.jpg thumb Cemetery in Afrasiyab Afrasiyab is the oldest part and the ruined site of the ancient and medieval city of Samarkand. It was located on on high ground for defensive reasons, south of a river valley and north of a large fertile area which has now became part of the city of Samarkand. The habitation of the territories of Afrasiyab began in the 7th 6th century BCE, as the centre of the Sogdiana Sogdian culture. ref Darmesteter J., Hang e Afrasiab , tudes Iraniennes 1883 225 27. ref The term Qal a ye Afrasiab Castle of Afrasiab appeared in written sources only towards the end of the 17th century. The name is popularly connected with the mythical King Afrasiab , but scholars consider it a distortion and a corrupted form of the Tajik word Pars b from Sogdian language Sogdian Par v b , meaning beyond the black river , the river being S h b or S b , which bounds the site to the north. ref Yarshater, E., Afrasiab , Encyclop dia Iranica digital library accessed January 18, 2007. ref . It is interesting to point out that Afr is the poetic form of the Persian word Far itself a poetic word , which means beyond, further , and that s h means black and b , water river sea depending on the context . The area of Afrasiyab covers about 220 hectares, and the thickness of the archaeological strata reaches 8 12 metres. Archaeological excavations have been carried ... Mikhail Evgenievich Masson who placed artifacts found at the site in the Samarkand ... discovered in the archeological site. References reflist commons Category Afrasiyab Samarkand Afrasiyab Samarkand coord 39 40 17 N 66 59 16 E region UZ type landmark source kolossus ruwiki display title Category Archaeological sites in Uzbekistan Category Samarkand Uzbekistan geo stub ca Afrasiab ... more details
Infobox book name Samarkand image File Samarcande.png 200px Book cover image caption Book cover author Amin Maalouf title orig Samarcande translator Russell Harris country France br Lebanon language French publisher J.C. Latt s pub date 1 March 1988 english pub date pages 276 isbn 2724241339 Samarkand lang fr Samarcande is a 1988 historical novel by the French Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf . The story is set in Central Asia in the 11th century, and revolves around the mystic and poet Omar Khayy m , and a love affair he has with a female poet at he court of Samarkand . The novel received the Prix Maison de la Presse. ref Cite web url http www.sndp.fr nonsecurises evenements prix maison presse Prix Maison de la Presse Historique depuis 1970.pdf title Prix Maison de la Presse Historique depuis 1970 language French work sndp.fr publisher Syndicat National des D positaires de Presse accessdate 2011 11 10 ref Reception Ahmed Rashid reviewed the book for The Independent , and wrote Maalouf has written an extraordinary book, describing the lives and times of people who have never appeared in fiction before and are unlikely to do so again. The book is far more than a simple historical novel like the intricate embroidery of an oriental carpet it weaves back and forth through the centuries, linking the poetry, philosophy and passion of the Sufi past with modernism. ref Cite web last Rashid first Ahmed authorlink Ahmed Rashid date 1992 09 22 url http www.independent.co.uk opinion book review poetry lovers tricked by a drowned manuscript samarkand amin maalouf tr russell harris quartet books pounds 1595 1552997.html title Poetry lovers tricked by a drowned manuscript Samarkand work The Independent accessdate 2011 11 09 archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 633y4eObb ref See also 1988 in literature 20th century French literature References reflist Category 1988 novels Category French historical ... Novels by Amin Maalouf Category Novels set in the Middle Ages Category Omar Khayy m Category Samarkand ... more details
The Samarkand clan alternatively Samarqand is an Uzbekistan Uzbek clan led by Ismoil Jurabekov . ref name collins255 Collins, p. 255 ref The clan is one of two major clans in Uzbekistan ref name collins255 the other, its main rival, is the Tashkent clan . ref Blagov, Sergei. http www.atimes.com atimes Central Asia EC13Ag03.html Uzbek strongman under Russian attack . Asia Times. 13 March 2003. Accessed 24 June 2009. ref To a lesser extent, the Ferghana clan is also a rival. ref name sengupta286 Sengupta, p. 286 ref Current Uzbek President of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov comes from the Samarkand clan. ref name rfe http www.rferl.org content article 1070977.html Uzbekistan Karimov Appears To Have Political Clans Firmly In Hand . RFE RL. 31 August 2006. Accessed 24 June 2009. ref Background In contemporary Uzbekistan, tribes no longer exist. Modern Uzbek clans either operate at the family level or at the national level. The term clan today usually refers to patronage networks created by marriage or friendship. ref name collins254 Collins, p. 254 ref Some prefer to call the groups factions . ref name roy13 Roy, p. 13 ref The government of Uzbekistan, since the fall of the Soviet Union fall of the Soviet Union , has attempted to deny existence of clan politics. ref name sengupta285 Sengupta, p. 285 ref History The Samarkand clan came to power in Uzbekistan in 1983 after it replaced the Ferghana Clan . ref name roy128 Roy, p. 128 ref Ismoil Jurabekov , the head of the Samarkand clan, is known as the Gray Cardinal because of his role in bringing Islam Karimov to power. ref name collins255 However, by 1993, Karimov began to restrict the power of the Samarkand clan. Karimov s patronage to the Samarkand had been causing discontent among the others clans, and he wished to stop this resentment to prevent revolt. ref name collins263 Collins, p. 263 ref In the following years, he ... article 1342103.html accessdate 24 June 2009 ref Interior Minister Zokir Almatov , from the Samarkand ... more details
Murder in Samarkand published in the US under the title Dirty Diplomacy is a non fiction book by British activist and former ambassador to Uzbekistan , Craig Murray . The book ref cite web url http www.craigmurray.org.uk documents docs.html title Murder in Samarkand Documents work Craig Murray s blog accessdate 18 July 2008 ref forms an account of Murray s controversial ambassadorship at the UK embassy in Tashkent in 2002 04. The tale explains how Murray sacrificed his diplomatic career to speak out against the Government of Uzbekistan Karimov administration s suppression of human rights and British double standards over torture in Iraq . Publishing difficulties The book was originally published by Mainstream Edinburgh in 2006 but only after several battles. Before its publication, many potential readers had been contacted through Internet posts and e mail listings to raise interest and by creating a body of public opinion, to guard against the publisher being bullied out of printing the book by government pressure. These communications also mentioned how supporting government documents which were originally planned for inclusion had been forcibly removed because of copyright worries ... the very limited gains in Freedom of Information in the UK , ref Murder in Samarkand , preface, page ... guide to Central Asia by Bradley Mayhew , Paul Clammer and Michael Kohn . Neither shows Samarkand . The rear cover of Murder in Samarkand uses the same photo of Bukhara that was the guide book s cover ... as both photos were licensed through Getty Images . ref Murder in Samarkand , back page credit ref ref ... in Samarkand was broadcast on 20 February 2010 on BBC Radio 4 , starring David Tennant as Murray ..., Murder in Samarkand work BBC accessdate 1 April 2011 ref The play was nominated for best drama at the Sony ... links http www.independent.co.uk arts entertainment books reviews murder in samarkand by craig murray 411323.html Murder in Samarkand , by Craig Murray Tashkent tales of terror and tippling , The Independent ... more details
Infobox ATP Challenger Tournament Name Samarkand Challenger Current Logo Logo size City Samarkand , Uzbekistan Country Venue Category ATP Challenger Series Surface Clay Outdoors Draw 32S 32Q 16D Prize Money 35,000 Web site http www.tennis.uz tour challenger samarkand fact sheet.html Samarkand Challenger Notes The Samarkand Challenger is a tennis List of tennis tournaments tournament held in Samarkand , Uzbekistan since 1996. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Series ATP challenger series and is played on outdoor clay court s. Singles class wikitable style font size 90 Year width 200 Champion width 200 Runner up width 100 Score 2011 Samarkand Challenger 2011 flagicon UZB Denis Istomin flagicon TUN Malek Jaziri 7 6 2 ret. 2010 Samarkand Challenger 2010 flagicon SVK Andrej Martin flagicon SVK Marek Semjan 6 4, 7 5 2009 Samarkand Challenger 2009 flagicon JAM Dustin Brown tennis Dustin Brown flagicon FRA Jonathan Dasni res de Veigy 7 6 3 , 6 3 2008 flagicon RUS Michail Elgin flagicon BRA Andr Ghem 7 6, 6 3 2007 flagicon RUS Mikhail Kukushkin flagicon ITA Manuel Jorquera 6 4, 6 3 2006 flagicon SCG Janko Tipsarevi flagicon FRA douard Roger Vasselin 6 3, 6 2 2005 flagicon SCG Boris Pa anski flagicon GRE Vasilis Mazarakis 6 3, 6 2 2004 flagicon ARG Mariano Puerta flagicon CZE Pavel nobel 6 1, 6 2 2003 flagicon AUT Daniel K llerer flagicon RUS Andrei Stoliarov 6 2, 6 2 2002 flagicon GRE Vasilis Mazarakis flagicon NED John Van Lottum 7 6, 4 6, 6 1 2001 flagicon UZB Oleg Ogorodov ... 2011 Samarkand Challenger 2011 flagicon RUS Michail Elgin br flagicon RUS Alexandre Kudryavtsev ... 6, 10 7 2010 Samarkand Challenger 2010 flagicon LAT Andis Ju ka br flagicon LAT Deniss Pavlovs flagicon TPE Lee Hsin han br flagicon TPE Yang Tsung hua 7 5, 6 3 2009 Samarkand Challenger 2009 flagicon ... challenger samarkand fact sheet.html Official website http www.itftennis.com mens tournaments tournamentSearch.asp ... in Uzbekistan Category Samarkand it Samarkand Challenger ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Qizilcha native name image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal image map map caption pushpin map Uzbekistan pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize 300 pushpin map caption Location in Uzbekistan coordinates display inline,title coordinates region UZ subdivision type Countries of the world Country subdivision type1 Provinces of Uzbekistan Province subdivision name Image Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 25px Uzbekistan subdivision name1 Samarkand Province subdivision type2 subdivision name2 established title established date government type leader title leader name area magnitude area total sq mi area total km2 area land sq mi area land km2 area urban sq mi area urban km2 area metro km2 area metro sq mi population as of population footnotes population total population urban population metro population density sq mi population density km2 timezone utc offset timezone DST utc offset DST latd 40 latm 43 lats 46 latNS N longd 66 longm 6 longs 32 longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft postal code type postal code area code website footnotes Qizilcha is a town in northern central Uzbekistan . It is located in Samarkand Province . Nearby towns and villages include Nurata 9.3 nm , Boltasowdir 8.4 nm , Changalli 4.4 nm , Bel auto 4.2 nm and Kablyaty 3.4 nm . ref Falling rain gazetteer ref . See also List of cities, towns and villages in Uzbekistan References reflist External links http www.maplandia.com uzbekistan samarkand qizilcha Satellite map at Maplandia.com Category Populated places in Uzbekistan Uzbekistan geo stub ... more details
the SS Samarkand . She was renamed after the Uzbekistan Uzbek city of Samarkand . The ship survived ... www.usmm.org libertyships.html U.S. Maritime Service Veterans DEFAULTSORT Samarkand Category Peter ... more details
has an interesting assignment for Bartimaeus he must steal the powerful Amulet of Samarkand from Simon ... in the glass quotes the mercenary as saying that the package is the Amulet of Samarkand. Days after ... an object, is instead charged with the highly dangerous, unexpected command to steal the Amulet of Samarkand ... of Samarkand. He disguises himself as a messenger imp, after accosting Lovelace s genuine messenger ... of Samarkand have been released. Miramax will finance the film, with John Madden director John Madden ... movie 441789 Bartimaeus Trilogy The Amulet Of Samarkand credits title Bartimaeus Trilogy The Amulet Of Samarkand publisher The New York Times accessdate 2008 07 29 ref A graphic novel based on the series ... not place another stub notice here Bartimaeus Trilogy DEFAULTSORT Amulet Of Samarkand Category British ... Amuletten fra Samarkand es El amuleto de Samarkanda fr L Amulette de Samarcande id Amulet Samarkand it L Amuleto di Samarcanda he lt Samarkando amuletas no Amuletten fra Samarkand pt O Amuleto de Samarkand fi Samarkandin amuletti ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Dynamo Samarkand Stadium is a multi use stadium in Samarkand , Uzbekistan . It is currently used mostly for football soccer football matches and is the home stadium of Dynamo Samarkand . The stadium holds 12,500 people. Coord 39.671785 66.96572 display title format dms type landmark scale 3000 Category Football venues in Uzbekistan Category Buildings and structures in Samarkand Uzbekistan sports venue stub pl Stadion Dynamo w Samarkandzie pt Dynamo Samarkand Stadium ru , ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Siege of Samarkand partof Conquests of Babur image caption date 1497 place Samarkand result Fergana victory combatant1 Fergana combatant2 Uzbeks commander1 Babur commander2 Muhammad Shaybani campaignbox Campaignbox Babur The Siege of Samarkand was a brief capture of the city by the Kingdom of Fergana , led by the forces of Babur . In 1497, after Siege of Samarkand 1494 Samarkand fell to the Uzbeks, Babur came back again when he turned fifteen years old. After seven months of brutal siege, Babur seized the city. A rebellion while he left took both Fergana and Samarkand out of his control. References Ewans, Martin September 2002 . Afghanistan A Short History of Its People and Politics. HarperCollins. pp. 26 7. Category Conflicts in 1497 ... more details
multiple issues context December 2011 copy edit December 2011 notability December 2011 unreferenced December 2011 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Siege of Samarkand partof Campaigns of Muhammad Shaybani image caption date 1494 place Samarkand , Uzbekistan result Uzbeg victory combatant1 flagicon Mughal Empire Fergana Kingdom of Ferghana combatant2 flagicon Uzbekistan Uzbek people Uzbegs commander1 Babur commander2 Muhammad Shaybani campaignbox Campaignbox Shaybani The Siege of Samarkand was the first battle in the campaigns that Babur , the founder of the Mughal Empire , would fight. Babur was only twelve years old when he was ousted from his capital city of Samarkand by his rival, the Uzbegs. This would lead to two more sieges, unsuccessfully. References David, Saul War Category Conflicts in 1494 ... more details
This montage of NASA images shows the feature Samarkand Sulci on Saturn planet Saturn s moon Enceladus moon Enceladus . The image at center was taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft and has a resolution of approximately 1 kilometer per pixel. The three surrounding images were taken by the Cassini Huygens Mission Cassini spacecraft on February 17, 2005 and range in resolution from 130 to 170 meters per pixel. An Media Samarkand Sulci.jpg unannotated version is also available. PD USGov NASA Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Svenbot ... more details
TennisEventInfo 2009 Samarkand Challenger date August 10 &ndash August 16 edition 13th location Samarkand , Uzbekistan champs flagicon JAM Dustin Brown tennis Dustin Brown champd flagicon AUS Kaden Hensel flagicon AUS Adam Hubble The 2009 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on Tennis court Clay courts outdoor red clay courts . It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour . It took place in Samarkand , Uzbekistan between 10 and 16 August 2009. Singles entrants Seeds class wikitable border 1 Nationality Player Ranking Seeding flag RUS Michail Elgin 150 1 flag SVK Kamil apkovi 222 2 flag ARG Diego lvarez tennis Diego lvarez 225 3 flag ESP Carles Poch Gradin 262 4 flag FRA Jonathan Dasni res de Veigy 274 5 flag UKR Ivan Sergeyev 280 6 flag LAT Deniss Pavlovs 290 7 flag JPN Junn Mitsuhashi 303 8 Rankings are as of August 3, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw flagicon UZB Jakhongir Jalalov flagicon UZB Farrukh Dustov flagicon UZB Vaja Uzakov flagicon UZB Sergey Shipilov The following players received entry from the qualifying draw flagicon AUS Kaden Hensel flagicon KOR Jun Woong sun flagicon RUS Mikhail Ledovskikh flagicon GER Patrick Taubert Champions Singles main 2009 Samarkand Challenger Singles flagicon JAM Dustin Brown tennis Dustin Brown def. flagicon FRA Jonathan Dasni res de Veigy , 7 6 3 , 6 3 Doubles main 2009 Samarkand Challenger Doubles flagicon AUS Kaden Hensel flagicon AUS Adam Hubble def. flagicon RUS Valery Rudnev flagicon UKR Ivan Sergeyev , 7 5, 7 5 References http www.tennis.uz tour challenger samarkand fact sheet.html Official website http www.itftennis.com mens tournaments tournamentSearch.asp ITF search Category 2009 ATP Challenger Tour Samarkand Challenger Category Clay court tennis tournaments Category Tennis tournaments in Uzbekistan Uzbekistan sport stub Tennis competition stub it Samarkand Challenger 2009 ... more details
TennisEventInfo 2011 Samarkand Challenger date 8 14 August edition 15th location Samarkand , Uzbekistan champs flagicon UZB Denis Istomin champd flagicon RUS Michail Elgin br flagicon RUS Alexandre Kudryavtsev The 2011 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on Tennis court Clay courts clay courts . It was the 15th edition of the tournament which was part of the of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour . It took place in Samarkand , Uzbekistan between 8 and 14 August 2011. ATP entrants Seeds class sortable wikitable width 70 Country width 195 Player Rank sup 1 sup Seed flag UZB Denis Istomin 81 1 flag RUS Alexandre Kudryavtsev 149 2 flag NED Igor Sijsling 178 3 flag ROU Victor Crivoi 182 4 flag SVK Andrej Martin 193 5 flag TUN Malek Jaziri 230 6 flag FRA Jonathan Dasni res de Veigy 244 7 flag SVK Ivo Klec 246 8 sup 1 sup Rankings are as of August 1, 2011. Other Entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw flagicon UZB Murad Inoyatov flagicon UZB Denis Istomin flagicon INA Christopher Rungkat flagicon UZB Nigmat Shofayziev The following players received entry from the qualifying draw flagicon UZB Sarvar Ikramov flagicon UZB Temur Ismailov flagicon RUS Alexandre Kudryavtsev flagicon IND Divij Sharan The following players received entry from the qualifying draw as a lucky loser flagicon UZB Jakhongir Jalalov flagicon UZB Vaja Uzakov Champions Singles main 2011 Samarkand Challenger Singles flagicon UZB Denis Istomin def. flagicon TUN Malek Jaziri , 7 6 sup 7 2 sup , ret. Doubles main 2011 Samarkand Challenger Doubles flagicon RUS Michail Elgin flagicon RUS Alexandre Kudryavtsev def. flagicon MDA Radu Albot flagicon RUS Andrey Kuznetsov ... ATP official site 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Category 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Samarkand Challenger Category Clay court tennis tournaments Category Tennis tournaments in Uzbekistan id Samarkand Challenger 2011 it Samarkand Challenger 2011 ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Siege of Samarkand partof Campaigns of Babur image File Shaybani.jpg 250px caption Muhammad Shaybani date 1501 place Samarkand , Uzbekistan result Uzbek victory combatant1 flagicon Mughal Empire Babur combatant2 flagicon Uzbekistan Uzbeks commander1 Babur commander2 Muhammad Shaybani campaignbox Campaignbox Babur The Siege of Samarkand was the third and last campaign against the city by both belligerents. Four years after its recapture by the forces of Babur , there was a rebellion that lost the King of Ferghana his kingdom and his capital. In 1501, Babur and his army felt ready to besiege the city again. However, his invasion attempt was beaten off by Shaybani, an Uzbek tribal chief whose conquests were known across Central Asia. References http depts.washington.edu silkroad texts babur babur1.html Baburnama Category Conflicts in 1501 ... more details
This montage of NASA images shows the feature Samarkand Sulci on Saturn planet Saturn s moon Enceladus moon Enceladus . The image at center was taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft and has a resolution of approximately 1 kilometer per pixel. The three surrounding images were taken by the Cassini Huygens Mission Cassini spacecraft on February 17, 2005 and range in resolution from 130 to 170 meters per pixel. An Media Samarkand Sulci Annotated.jpg annotated version showing the location of the three higher resolution Cassini images is also available. PD USGov NASA Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Svenbot priority true ... more details
Infobox tennis event 2010 Samarkand Challenger date August 9 August 14 edition 14th location Samarkand , Uzbekistan champs flagicon SVK Andrej Martin champd flagicon LAT Andis Ju ka flagicon LAT Deniss Pavlovs The 2010 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on Clay court outdoor red clay courts . It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour . It took place in Samarkand , Uzbekistan between 9 and 14 August 2010. ATP entrants Seeds class wikitable border 1 Nationality Player Ranking Seeding flag SLO Bla Kav i 88 1 flag ESP scar Hern ndez tennis scar Hern ndez 158 2 flag RUS Andrey Kuznetsov tennis Andrey Kuznetsov 167 3 flag FRA Guillaume Rufin 174 4 flag RUS Evgeny Kirillov 205 5 flag SVK Andrej Martin 288 6 flag SVK Marek Semjan 297 7 flag LAT Andis Ju ka 312 8 Rankings are as of August 2, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw flagicon BRA Tiago Fernandes flagicon UZB Murad Inoyatov flagicon UZB Abduvoris Saidmukhamedov flagicon UZB Vaja Uzakov The following players received a Special Exempt into the main draw flagicon KOR Jun Woong sun The following players received entry from the qualifying draw flagicon LTU Laurynas Grigelis flagicon SVK Andrej Martin flagicon FRA Axel Michon flagicon UKR Artem Smirnov tennis Artem Smirnov Champions Singles main 2010 Samarkand Challenger Singles flagicon SVK Andrej Martin def. flagicon SVK Marek Semjan , 6 4, 7 5 Doubles main 2010 Samarkand Challenger Doubles flagicon LAT Andis Ju ka flagicon LAT Deniss Pavlovs def. flagicon TPE Lee Hsin han flagicon TPE Yang Tsung hua , 7 5, 6 3 External links http www.tennis.uz index.php?option com content&view category&layout blog&id 55&Itemid 135&lang en Official website ... posting 2010 447 x.pdf 2010 Draws 2010 ATP Challenger Tour Category 2010 ATP Challenger Tour Samarkand ... sport stub Tennis competition stub it Samarkand Challenger 2010 ... more details
High Image resolution Resolution image of Saturn planet Saturn s moon Enceladus moon Enceladus . This view shows a region of grooved terrain known as Samarkand Sulci just right of center running up down in the image as well as a region of smooth at Voyager resolution terrain called Sarandib Planitia upper right . This image was has a resolution of 130 meters per pixel and was taken on February 17, 2005 by Cassini Huygens Mission Cassini s Imaging Science Sub System Narrow Angle Camera. Credit NASA JPL Space Science Institute PD USGov NASA Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Svenbot priority true ... more details
TennisEvents2 2011 Samarkand Challenger s champ flagicon RUS Michail Elgin br flagicon RUS Alexandre Kudryavtsev runner flagicon MDA Radu Albot br flagicon RUS Andrey Kuznetsov tennis Andrey Kuznetsov score 7 6 sup 7 4 sup , 2 6, 10 7 main 2011 Samarkand Challenger Andis Ju ka and Deniss Pavlovs were the defending champions, however they both chose not to participate this year. Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev won this tournament. They defeated Radu Albot and Andrey Kuznetsov tennis Andrey Kuznetsov 7 6 sup 7 4 sup , 2 6, 10 7 in the final. Seeds col begin col 2 flagicon RUS Michail Elgin flagicon RUS Alexandre Kudryavtsev Champions flagicon TUN Malek Jaziri flagicon ESP Adri n Men ndez Quarterfinals col 2 ol start 3 li flagicon IND Divij Sharan flagicon IND Vishnu Vardhan tennis Vishnu Vardhan Semifinals li flagicon AUT Gerald Melzer flagicon RUS Mikhail Vasiliev Semifinals col end Draw Draw key Draw 16TeamBracket Compact Tennis3 Byes RD1 First Round RD2 Quarterfinals RD3 Semifinals RD4 Final RD1 seed01 1 RD1 team01 flagicon RUS Michail Elgin M Elgin br flagicon RUS Alexandre Kudryavtsev A Kudryavtsev RD1 score01 1 6 RD1 score01 2 7 sup 7 RD1 score01 3 RD1 seed02 RD1 team02 flagicon SVK Andrej Martin A Martin br flagicon SVK Miloslav Me , Jr. M Me Jr. RD1 score02 1 1 RD1 score02 2 6 sup 4 RD1 score02 3 RD1 seed03 WC RD1 team03 nowrap flagicon UZB Jakhongir Khaydarov br flagicon UZB Abduvoris Saidmukhamedov RD1 score03 1 7 sup 9 RD1 score03 2 6 RD1 score03 3 RD1 seed04 RD1 team04 flagicon SRB Du an Lajovi D Lajovi br flagicon SRB Miljan Zeki M Zeki RD1 score04 1 6 sup 7 RD1 score04 2 1 RD1 score04 3 RD1 seed05 3 RD1 team05 flagicon IND Divij Sharan D Sharan br flagicon IND Vishnu Vardhan tennis ... http www.atpworldtour.com posting 2011 447 mdd.pdf Doubles Draw Category 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Samarkand Challenger Doubles id Samarkand Challenger 2011 Ganda it Samarkand Challenger 2011 Doppio ... more details
TennisEvents2 2009 Samarkand Challenger s champ flagicon AUS Kaden Hensel br flagicon AUS Adam Hubble runner flagicon RUS Valery Rudnev br flagicon UKR Ivan Sergeyev score 7 5, 7 5 main 2009 Samarkand Challenger Irakli Labadze and Denis Matsukevich were the defending champions. br Kaden Hensel and Adam Hubble won in the final 7 5, 7 5, against Valery Rudnev and Ivan Sergeyev . Seeds col begin col 2 flagicon ARG Diego lvarez tennis Diego lvarez flagicon ESP Carles Poch Gradin Quarterfinals flagicon RUS Michail Elgin flagicon RUS Evgeny Kirillov Semifinals col 2 ol start 3 li flagicon KAZ Alexey Kedryuk flagicon LAT Deniss Pavlovs Quarterfinals li flagicon AUS Kaden Hensel flagicon AUS Adam Hubble Champions col end Draw Draw key Draw 16TeamBracket Compact Tennis3 Byes RD1 First Round RD2 Quarterfinals RD3 Semifinals RD4 Finals RD1 seed01 1 RD1 team01 flagicon ARG Diego lvarez tennis D lvarez br flagicon ESP Carles Poch Gradin C Poch Gradin RD1 score01 1 6 RD1 score01 2 6 RD1 score01 3 RD1 seed02 RD1 team02 flagicon SRB Nikola iri N iri br flagicon CRO Antonio San i A San i RD1 score02 1 2 RD1 score02 2 3 RD1 score02 3 RD1 seed03 RD1 team03 flagicon RUS Valery Rudnev V Rudnev br flagicon UKR Ivan Sergeyev I Sergeyev RD1 score03 1 6 RD1 score03 2 6 RD1 score03 3 RD1 seed04 RD1 team04 flagicon USA R Rizza br flagicon NZL Jose Statham J Statham RD1 score04 1 4 RD1 score04 2 1 RD1 score04 3 RD1 seed05 3 RD1 team05 flagicon KAZ Alexey Kedryuk A Kedryuk br flagicon LAT Deniss Pavlovs D Pavlovs RD1 score05 1 4 RD1 score05 2 7 RD1 score05 3 10 RD1 seed06 RD1 team06 flagicon KAZ Syrym Abdukhalikov S Abdukhalikov br flagicon JPN J Mitsuhashi RD1 score06 1 6 RD1 score06 2 6 sup 5 RD1 score06 3 8 RD1 seed07 WC RD1 team07 flagicon UZB R Biktyakov br flagicon UZB Vaja Uzakov V Uzakov RD1 ... ATP Challenger Tour Samarkand Challenger Doubles it Samarkand Challenger 2009 Doppio ... more details
TennisEvents2 2010 Samarkand Challenger s champ flagicon LAT Andis Ju ka br flagicon LAT Deniss Pavlovs runner flagicon TPE Lee Hsin han br flagicon TPE Yang Tsung hua score 7 5, 6 3 main 2010 Samarkand Challenger Kaden Hensel and Adam Hubble were the defending champions, but they decided to not participate this year. br Andis Ju ka and Deniss Pavlovs won the final against Lee Hsin han and Yang Tsung hua 7 5, 6 3. Seeds col begin col 2 flagicon RUS Michail Elgin flagicon RUS Evgeny Kirillov Semifinals flagicon UKR Denys Molchanov flagicon UKR Artem Smirnov tennis Artem Smirnov First Round col 2 ol start 3 li flagicon LAT Andis Ju ka flagicon LAT Deniss Pavlovs Champions li flagicon TPE Lee Hsin han flagicon TPE Yang Tsung hua Final col end Draw Draw key Draw 16TeamBracket Compact Tennis3 Byes RD1 First Round RD2 Quarterfinals RD3 Semifinals RD4 Finals RD1 seed01 1 RD1 team01 flagicon RUS Michail Elgin M Elgin br flagicon RUS Evgeny Kirillov E Kirillov RD1 score01 1 6 RD1 score01 2 6 RD1 score01 3 RD1 seed02 RD1 team02 flagicon ROU Teodor Dacian Cr ciun T D Cr ciun br flagicon UZB Vaja Uzakov V Uzakov RD1 score02 1 4 RD1 score02 2 4 RD1 score02 3 RD1 seed03 RD1 team03 flagicon SLO Bla Kav i B Kav i br flagicon SRB Boris Pa anski B Pa anski RD1 score03 1 3 RD1 score03 2 7 RD1 score03 3 10 RD1 seed04 RD1 team04 flagicon NZL Jose Statham J Statham br flagicon NZL Michael Venus tennis M Venus RD1 score04 1 6 RD1 score04 2 6 sup 8 sup RD1 score04 3 5 RD1 seed05 4 RD1 team05 flagicon TPE Lee Hsin han H h Lee br flagicon TPE Yang Tsung hua T h Yang RD1 score05 1 6 RD1 score05 2 6 RD1 score05 3 RD1 seed06 RD1 team06 flagicon UZB Murad Inoyatov M Inoyatov br flagicon RUS Andrey Kumantsov A Kumantsov RD1 score06 1 3 RD1 score06 2 0 RD1 score06 3 RD1 seed07 WC RD1 team07 flagicon UZB Bobur Kamiljanov ... mdd.pdf Doubles Draw Category 2010 ATP Challenger Tour Samarkand Challenger Doubles it Samarkand Challenger ... more details
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