Which country or map area contains Samarkand?
Samarkand is shown within Uzbekistan in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Uzbekistan
- Region name
- Samarkand
- Approximate latitude
- 39.9° north
- Approximate longitude
- 66.3° east
- Country capital
- Tashkent
- Country currency
- Uzbekistani soʻm
- World region
- Central Asia
Quick answers about Samarkand
What kind of place is Samarkand?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Samarkand on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 39.9° north latitude and 66.3° east longitude.
What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
The country capital is Tashkent.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.