Samarkand Shopping

  1. GUM

    You can also find silk at GUM, but silk buffs are better off going to Urgut.

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  2. Jurabek

    Jurabek sells beautiful old textiles.

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  3. Mansur Nurillaev

    Accomplished miniaturist Mansur Nurillaev is at the Rukhobod Mausoleum.

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  4. Samarkand Ceramics Workshop

    There are souvenir shops and craft workshops of varying quality at all the big sights, in particular at the Rukhobod Mausoleum and the Registan. At the Registan look out for the Samarkand Ceramics Workshop, one of the few places still practicing the Samarkand school of ceramic making.

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  5. Samarkand-Bukhara Silk Carpets Showroom

    Samarkand-Bukhara Silk Carpets has a Registan-based showroom.

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  7. Siob Bazaar

    Around and behind Bibi-Khanym, the frenetic, colourful main farmers market, called Siob Bazaar, is great for vegetarians and photographers, and may reward silk and souvenir hunters as well.

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