[PAR] [TLE] Registan [SEP] The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid dynasty, now in Uzbekistan.  The name "Rēgistan" (ریگستان ) means "Sandy place" or "desert" in Persian. [PAR] [TLE] Samarkand [SEP] Samarkand (Uzbek: "Samarqand" ; Persian: سمرقند‎ ‎ ; Cyrillic/Russian: "Самарканд" ), alternatively Samarqand or Samarcand, is a city in modern-day Uzbekistan and is one of the oldest inhabited cities in Central Asia.  There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city from the late Paleolithic era, though there is no direct evidence of when exactly Samarkand was founded; some theories indicate that it was founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BC.  Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean, at times Samarkand was one of the greatest cities of Central Asia.
[PAR] [TLE] Registan [ SEP ] The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid dynasty , now in Uzbekistan . The name " Rēgistan " ( ریگستان ) means " Sandy place " or " desert " in Persian . [PAR] [TLE] Samarkand [ SEP ] Samarkand ( Uzbek : " Samarqand " ; Persian : سمرقند‎ ‎ ; Cyrillic / Russian : " Самарканд " ) , alternatively Samarqand or Samarcand , is a city in modern - day Uzbekistan and is one of the oldest inhabited cities in Central Asia . There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city from the late Paleolithic era , though there is no direct evidence of when exactly Samarkand was founded ; some theories indicate that it was founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BC . Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean , at times Samarkand was one of the greatest cities of Central Asia .
What city on the Silk Road means "Sandy place" in Persian?
What city on the Silk Road means " Sandy place " in Persian ?
Samarkand
Samarkand