Samarkand State University (SSU) (Uzbek: Samarqand Davlat Universiteti (SamDU); Russian: Самаркандский государственный университет) is a major university in Samarkand, Uzbekistan established by a government decree of the Government of Uzbekistan dated 22 January 1927 in the city of Samarkand. The university is commonly known as Samarkand University (in Uzbek Samarqand universiteti)