Which airport serves Samarkand?

Samarkand International Airport (SKD).

Does Samarkand have a university?

Yes. Samarkand State University.

SAMARKAND

Samarqand Region · UZBEKISTAN (UZ) · 39.65°N / 66.96°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,216,265

Samarkand is a city in Uzbekistan with a population of 595,200. It sits at 39.65/66.96, runs on Asia/Samarkand, is 12 km from Jomboy Shahri.

Population 595,200

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Samarkand

All facts

fields

Country: Uzbekistan
Subdivision: Samarqand Region
Coords: 39.65°N / 66.96°E
UTC offset: +5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Jomboy Shahri Samarqand Region 14,429 12.1 km

SE Toyloq Qishlog’i Samarqand Region 0 12.4 km

W Charxin Samarqand Region 13,791 12.6 km

N Dahbed Samarqand Region 8,044 12.9 km

W Juma Shahri Samarqand Region 21,500 26.7 km

NE Bulung’ur Shahri Samarqand Region 29,200 29.0 km

N Chelak Samarqand Region 16,727 30.7 km

NW Loyish Shaharchasi Samarqand Region 0 30.9 km

SE Urgut Shahri Samarqand Region 65,300 36.5 km

N Payariq Shahri Samarqand Region 12,345 38.8 km

Air access

nearby

SKD

Samarkand International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

Samarkand State University

samdu.uz

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Samarkand?: 595,200 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Samarkand in?: Asia/Samarkand.
Which country is Samarkand in?: Uzbekistan (UZ).
Which airport serves Samarkand?: Samarkand International Airport (SKD).
How far is Samarkand from Tashkent?: About 261 km.
Does Samarkand have a university?: Yes. Samarkand State University.
What languages are spoken in Uzbekistan?: Russian.
What currency is used in Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan Sum.
How many cities are in Uzbekistan?: 221 on record.
Which admin region is Samarkand in?: Samarqand Region.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1216265

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1216265,
    "name": "Samarkand",
    "ascii_name": "Samarkand",
    "country_code": "UZ",
    "population": 595200,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Samarkand",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 39.65456,
    "longitude": 66.96445
  }
}

Context

comparatives

41.3x the population of Jomboy Shahri.
12 km from Jomboy Shahri.
Same timezone (Asia/Samarkand) as 123 other cities in Uzbekistan.