Home›Sources›Samarkand, Crossroad of Cultures, UNESCO World Heritage CentreSourcesSamarkand, Crossroad of Cultures, UNESCO World Heritage CentreUNESCO World Heritage Centre, official listingCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Samarkand, Crossroad of Cultures, UNESCO World Heritage Centre." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/samarkand-crossroad-of-cultures-unesco-world-heritage-centre.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Samarkand, Crossroad of Cultures, UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/samarkand-crossroad-of-cultures-unesco-world-heritage-centreCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-samarkand-crossroad-of-cultures-unesco-w, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Samarkand, Crossroad of Cultures, UNESCO World Heritage Centre}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/samarkand-crossroad-of-cultures-unesco-world-heritage-centre}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe official UNESCO World Heritage Centre record for Samarkand, inscribed in 2001 as a crossroad of cultures on the Silk Road, whose inscribed monuments include the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis and the Gur-e Amir mausoleum.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (25 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedUNESCO World Heritage CentrePublisherWell-attestedUNESCOPublication YearWell-attested2001URLWell-attestedhttps://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1141/Source TypeWell-attestedOfficial designationAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Reliability tier 1: the official heritage body's own inscription record, the primary reference for the site's designation and inscribed monuments.NotesWell-attestedCited for the World Heritage inscription date and status of Shah-i-Zinda and Gur-e Amir as part of the Samarkand listing.SourcesSamarkand, Crossroad of Cultures, UNESCO World Heritage Centretier 1UNESCO World Heritage Centre, UNESCO, 2001Self-citation, official recordView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (25 claims)This source backs 25 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 6 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSacred Sites, 18 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 holds, 6 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Well-attested17Sacred SitesGur-e AmirShah-i-ZindaSourcesSamarkand, Crossroad of Cultures, UNESCO World Heritage CentreHolds2Sacred SitesGur-e AmirShah-i-ZindaGeneral References6Sacred SitesGur-e AmirShah-i-ZindaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year