Faculty Department Group № Full name of the student Date Student’s signature Termez branch of Tashkent state Pedagogical University named after Nizami Faculty

3.READING. Read the text and translate “Samarkand”

There are cities which centuries-old history embodies the history of whole nation and countries, reflecting the way passed by many generations.Such is Samarkand-one of the most ancient city in the world.Samarkand history goes deep into thousand years. Archeological finds and annalistic proceedings of eyewitnesses and ancient historians allowed to establish with full reliability that a man had been living on the territory of modern city many thousand years ago B.C.Special advantageous geographical location, comparatively cool climate, abundance of natural springs with fine water, “obi rahmat”-“mercy water”, nearness of mountains with large wild fowl, flowing near Zaravshan river - all these always provided favorable conditions for human settlings in that area, where strong walls, castles, majestic buildings and temples of Samarkand raised some centuries ago B.C.