Legend has it that during rule, the secret of was obtained from two prisoners from the in 751, which led to the foundation of the first in the Islamic world at Samarkand.
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District name District capital 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 There are 11 cities , , , , , , , , , , and 88 in the Samarqand Region.
Under Samanid rule the city became a capital of the Samanid dynasty and an even more important node of numerous trade routes.