Penjikent is a city in western Tajikistan on the left bank of the Zarafshan River. It is located in the valley of the Zarafshan River to the east of the city of Samarkand, at an altitude of 900 meters above sea level. The city is rich in its sights, architectural monuments, a wonderful recreation area on the banks of the Zarafshan River.
On the terrace of the second level on the left bank of the river near the center of the modern city, there is a settlement of the 5th-8th centuries. AD The excavations of the settlement, which have been going on for 60 years without interruption (the last thirty years under the leadership of B. I. Marshak), have revealed the structure of a rich Sogdian city of the early Middle Ages, discovered wonderful wall paintings by Sogdian masters.
Holy places in Penjikent To the west of Penjikent is a large settlement of Sarazm, settled in the fourth or second millennium BC. and demonstrating close cultural ties with the early civilizations of the Near East.
Architectural monument of the XII-XIV centuries. The mausoleum of Muhammad Bashoro is located at a distance of 37 km from the city of Panjikand in one of the beautiful gorges of the northern foothills of the Zarafshan Range. Mausoleum of M. Bashoro is one of the famous monuments of Tajik architecture.
The small village of Panjrud is located 60 km in the eastern part of the Panjikand of the Zarafshan Valley. This is the birthplace of the founder of Tajik-Persian literature, singer and musician Abu Abdullo Jafar ibn Muhammad Rudaki. The Zarafshan Valley, where it is located among the high mountains of the Pamir-Alai system.
During the time of the Emirate of Bukhara, it was the center of the Panjikand Bekstvo. Historical excavations in Penjikent
Mausoleum of Rudaki Mausoleum of Rudaki This historical paradox is due to the fact that the biography of the great figure has not been fully studied, and, accordingly, the place of his burial has not been traced. It is only known that Rudaki, who lived at the end of the 9th - beginning of the 10th centuries (the reign of the Samanids), spent the last days of his life in poverty and died in 941 in his native village of Panjrud, not far from the city of Penjikent. There is evidence that the poet died blind. The painstaking work of the famous Tajik writer Sadriddin Aini helped shed light on many questions from the life of Rudaki. Having thoroughly studied possible historical manuscripts, he managed to establish the burial place of the great poet, and the famous sculptor-anthropologist Mikhail Gerasimov was able to restore his appearance from the remains. In 1956, in the year of the 1100th anniversary of the birth of Rudaki, a grave was opened in the village of Panjrud, the supposed burial place of the poet. Skeleton bones were found in the burial, a careful examination of which showed that they belonged to a man who died at the age of about 85-87 years. Items related to the time when the poet lived were also found in the crypt. A number of other signs were discovered that allowed scientists to conclude that the remains found really belong to Rudaki. that they belong to a man who died at the age of about 85-87 years. Items related to the time when the poet lived were also found in the crypt. A number of other signs were discovered that allowed scientists to conclude that the remains found really belong to Rudaki. that they belong to a man who died at the age of about 85-87 years. Items related to the time when the poet lived were also found in the crypt. A number of other signs were discovered that allowed scientists to conclude that the remains found really belong to Rudaki.