Samarkand is the third largest city in Uzbekistan. The city has been most noted for its central position on the Silk Road between China and the West, and for being an Islamic centre for scholarly study. In 1981 was part of USSR. Sharof Rashidov, head of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan ruled at the time of the video and until 1983 when Islam Karimov became President, as is still today, even after Republic of Uzbekistan indipendence happened in 1991. Wikipedia. If you want to use this footage please contact
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