SAMARKAND - THE CITY OF DANIEL

Samarkand, the former capital city of powerful Timurleng.
The fifth century B.C. Jerusalem has been destroyed and sacked by Babylon King Nebuchadnessar. Among the Jewish young men seized and enslaved by the Babylonians there was the would-be great Biblical prophet Daniel. It was he who wrote the famous Book of Prophecies, sacred for three world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

600 years ago the fearful Emperor Timurleng brought the prophet's remains to this city from Babylon. Nowadays, life is at its large around them.
In Samarkand, the former capital city of powerful Timurleng, there has since time unknown existed three religious communities: the Moslems, the Jews, and the Christians. For them all, the Prophet's tomb is sacred.

However, the prophet's tomb has not become an object of violent disagreements, unlike the holy places in Palestine. How was it possible that this "oasis of peace" was formed in Samarkand? How can the three communities support the fragile balance of benevolent relations? For the first time in history, on the threshold of the third millennium, we are diving into the closest secrets of the three Samarkand communities and discovering the way in which this peaceful island has existed. We reveal enigma of this magnificent city and it's great people.

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[TAJIK420]

i love my uzbek brothers,in afghanistan we are very close,any one is enemy of uzbek he is enemy of all tajiks,we love to see unity of all tajiks persan and turks all over the world,we most go for a europan like uinon,long live tajiks,uzbek,persan,turk,all of us are brothers,

[MirzoBobur]

we dont have to distinguish these nations in terms of religion, language... we are all together. Plz brothers dont hate arabs, turks, precians, tajiks, pahstuns..... all this kind of thing care from west, they want us to be enemy each other. that why be careful, we must embrace and word jontly brothers

[itproman]

If Daniel's tomb is anywhere it should be in Shushan in Persia since that;s where the events of the bookf od Daniel happened.

Nice video,just the same.

[itproman]

If Daniel's tomb is anywhere it should be in Shushan in Persia since that;s where the events of the bookf od Daniel happened.

[MrViTopol]

@Macedon2010 Nobody knows where's Daniel's tomb. all the ''tombs'' of him now in different places are to attract tourists and devotees. business as usual ;-\

[FarruxUzAz]

@TAJIK420 takomu nikogda ne byvat`

[onceANexile]

I will dream of Samarkand tonight!...

[SuperAkmal777]

nice video

[amin0110]

omg this video is veryyyy old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[weedbag205]

@Macedon2010 Like many prominent figures of Biblical, Koranic or other historico-religious significance, uncertainty is the key. You can never be certain. I am certain there is a Prophet Daniel buried in the mosque-mausoleum in Alexandria, Egypt. As much as I'm certain the remains of another Prophet Daniel were said to have been brought from Babylon to Samarkand. Who's who? Who's the real Daniel? Who cares? The real issue is, his legacy and what mankind has learned from him live on.

[Shkhelkhshk]

Samarkand isn't the city of Daniel -- it's an ancient northeastern Chorasmian city, with Peskhawapura and Neyshapura as neighbors ruled by west Sakas. Daniel's tomb is either in west Persia or Mesopotamia, but not in Central Asia or Takharistan. There's no Judeo-Persians or in Osbeg Turk areas, and no "Lost Tribes" or Israelites ever settled in Transoxiania.

[Macedon2010]

Im Kinde Of Confused....

Daniel Tomb In Samarkand,

Daniel Tomb In Alexandria,Daniel Tomb in Turkey...

What Is Exactly Location.Did Anyone Know?....