Samarkand, Uzbekistan
About this attraction
Konigil is a village a short drive from Samarkand, known for the Meros paper workshop, where paper is made by hand from mulberry bark in the way Samarkand was once famous for. The craft was revived in the 1990s by the Mukhtarov brothers.
Visitors can watch the whole process, from peeling and boiling the bark to pressing and polishing the sheets, and buy paper, notebooks and other handmade goods. The village also offers pottery classes and a traditional linseed oil press, set among streams and mulberry trees.
Konigil makes an easy half-day trip from Samarkand by taxi, and a peaceful contrast to the city's great monuments.
- Opening hours
- One listing gives 09:00-20:00 Monday to Saturday; no other source gives hours. Unverified: from globalconnect.uz, orexca, eurasia.travel, read 2026-11-11.
Location
Near Samarkand, Uzbekistan
DirectionsNearby
Within 5 km, nearest first.
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