Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text

The text related to the cultural heritage 'Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures' has mentioned 'Religion' in the following places:
Occurrence Sentence Text Source
Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 2.1 Early history 2.2 Hellenistic period 2.3 Sassanian era 2.4 Hephtalites and Turkic Khaganate era 2.5 Early Islamic era 2.6 Karakhanid (Ilek-Khanid) period (11th-12th centuries) 2.7 Mongol period 2.8 Timur's rule (1370-1405) 2.9 Ulugbek's period (1409-1449) 2.10 16th - 18th centuries 2.11 Second half of the 18th - 19th centuries 2.12 Russian Tzarist period 2.13 Soviet period 3 Geography 3.1 Climate 4 People 4.1 Language 5 Religion 5.1 Islam 5.1.1 Shia Muslims 5.2 Christianity 5.2.1 History 5.2.2 Now 6 Main sights 6.1 Ensembles 6.2 Mausoleums and shrines 6.2.1 Mausoleums 6.2.2 Holy shrines and mausoleums 6.3 Other Complexes 6.4 Madrasas 6.5 Mosques 6.6 Architecture 6.7 Suburbs 7 Transport 7.1 Local 7.2 Air transport 7.3 Railway 8 Notable locals 9 International relations 9.1 Twin towns xe2x80x93 sister cities 9.2 Friendly cities 10 Gallery 11 See also 12 References 13 Bibliography 14 External links
Under Sassanian rule, the region became an essential site for Manichaeism and facilitated the dissemination of the religion throughout Central Asia.
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