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Samarkand

300 BCE

Jewel of the Silk Road, crossroads of cultures and…

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City in southeastern Uzbekistan

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Samarkand

300 BCE – still standing

Jewel of the Silk Road, crossroads of cultures and commerce

Standing in 300 BCE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

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Around the same time

The nearest dated moments on either side.

300 BCE Petra 300 BCE Sanchi Stupa 300 BCE Antioch 300 BCE Sanchi Stupas 300 BCE Volubilis 300 BCE Bandiagara Escarpment
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  • SamarkandRegistan_-_Gusjer.jpg : Gustavo Jeronimo from Aranjuez, Spain derivative work: MrPanyGoff · CC BY 2.0