Samarkand State University (SSU) or full name Samarkand State University named after Alisher Navoi (in Uzbek Alisher Navoiy nomidagi Samarqand Davlat Universiteti (SamDU), Russian Самаркандский государственный университет имени Алишера Навои) 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)