Answer:
The answer is below
Explanation:
Marakanda now known as Samarkand in Uzbekistan, was an ancient city settlement founded around 700 BC by the Sogdians. It was later conquered by Alexander the Great during his eastern campaigns.
It was known as the ancient trade route between the Middle East and China, later became a meeting point of Western and Chinese culture. The first paper mill outside China was established there in 751.
Hence, Marakanda is an ancient city, which is an important place in the history of central Asia, and over the years, have become the seat of the Uzbekistan state university and of medical, agricultural, and teachers' institutes and the site of a regional museum.
