Shah-i-Zinda (Uzbek: Shohizinda; Persian: شاه زنده, meaning "The Living King") is a necropolis in the north-eastern part of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

The name Shah-i-Zinda (meaning "The living king") is connected with the legend that Qutham ibn Abbas, a cousin of Muhammad, is buried here.

The ensemble comprises three groups of structures: lower, middle and upper connected by four-arched domed passages locally called chartak.

[1] The initial main body - Kusam-ibn-Abbas complex - is situated in the north-eastern part of the ensemble.

[14] The main entrance gate to the ensemble (Darvazakhana or the first chartak) turned southward was built in 1434 to 1435 under Ulugbek.