Russians 10,621 Poles 315 Germans 378 Armenians 335 Jews 4,949 Sarts 40,184 Kirghiz 36 Afghans 186 Persians 237 Hindus 10 In the town itself there are: Orthodox churches 4 Private houses 1,100 Clubs 2 Library 1 Schools 9 Hospital 1 Theatre 1 Museum 1 and various medical, charitable and other institutions. The native quarter, which is separated from the Russian town by the Abramovski Boulevard--so named in honour of General Abramoff, another military Governor of the province--covers an area of 4629 dessiatines. It was built by Timur the Lame. The streets with few exceptions are narrow, winding and unpaved; the houses are of baked mud, mean and cramped, with flat earthen roofs and no windows. In this division there are: Shops 1,169 Caravansaries 28 Market-places 4 Squares 2 Medresses 14 Mosques 105 Jewish synagogue 1 Jewish prayer-houses 6 Mektebs 91 The value of Government property in the Russian and native areas of the city is estimated at 4,077,681 roubles. The city revenue approximates 147,616 roubles. The native quarter is the great commercial centre of the province and the trade returns for the city and its surrounding district amount to 17,858,900 roubles out of 24,951,320 roubles for the entire province. Of the squares the most celebrated is the Registan, with a length of 35 sagenes and width of 30 sagenes. It is bounded by three large mosques: the Tillah Kori--the Gold Covered; Ulug Beg; and Shir Dar--the Lion Bearing. [Illustration: THE TOMB OF TAMERLANE, SAMARKAND]