Gur-e Amir is in Uzbekistan, in Samarkand. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1403) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
Monument
Country
Uzbekistan
City or region
Samarkand
Origin (P571)
1403
Coordinates
39.6483 N, 66.9689 E
UNESCO World Heritage
No recorded designation
Notability (sitelinks)
46
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Sarazm
Tajikistan
53.3
Shahrisabz
Uzbekistan
67.5
Samanid Mausoleum
Uzbekistan
220.1
Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve
Tajikistan
298.1
Green Mosque
Afghanistan
321.4
The closest neighbor is Sarazm, 53.3 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Mausoléu de Tamerlão
English
Gur-e Amir
Español
Gur-e Amir
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 39.6483 N, 66.9689 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Gur-e Amir: 46 sitelinks; closest neighbor Sarazm at 53.3 km