The Registan was the heart of the ancient Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The name Registan means “Sandy place” in Persian.

It is said, the sand was strewn on the ground to soak up the blood from the public executions that were held there until early in the 20th century. The Registan is where Tamerlane stuck his victims’ heads on spikes, and is where people gathered to hear royal proclamations, heralded by blasts on enormous copper pipes called dzharchis. But it obviously could be only before the first of charming historical buildings had been constructed, because Tamerlane died in 1405.

Three madrasahs of the Registan are: Ulugbek Madrasah (1417-1420), the Sher-Dor Madrasah (1619-1636) and the Tilya-Kori Madrasah (1646-1660). Madrasah is a medieval Moslem clergy academy.
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Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Asia

Sher-Dor dome, Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Dancing girl in Samarkand, Registan, Uzbekistan

Sher Dor Medressa monument in Samarkand, Registan, Uzbekistan

The tomb of the old testament Prophet Daniel, Registan, Uzbekistan

,Moon over Amir Timur, Registan, Uzbekistan

The Registan architecture, Registan Uzbekistan

Sculptures at Registan square at Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Asia

Samarkand – the Capital of Tamerlane, Uzbekistan

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