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Travel site #1: Maracanda
Alexander the Great conquered the Achaemenid Empire. Between 329 and 327, he used Maracanda as his base for expeditions in the region. It was in the palace of Maracanda that he celebrated famous drinking parties, and it was by one of those occasions that he accidentally killed his commander-in-chief Clitus. This is a significant city because; through Alexander the great’s reign from the city of Maracanda religion was spread. Throughout the spread of religion in this city, the first mosque and the temple of the Sogdians were first built in this city. And this city is significant because it is the location where Alexander the great’s reign first started. The picture below shows the first mosque ever built in Maracanda.
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