Samarkand-Bukhara Silk Carpets Showroom

Samarkand


Samarkand-Bukhara Silk Carpets has a Registan-based showroom with its trademark high-quality woven silk tapestries and suzani carpets on display. If you have a special interest you can arrange to visit the factory east of the Shah-i-Zindah.


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