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Bukhara

Bukhara. In Sanskrit word, Bukhara signifies “monastery” and this city was once a large commercial center on the Great Silk Road . Bukhara is an ancient settlement with history that goes back to the early centuries A.D .

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Bukhara

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  1. Bukhara

  2. In Sanskrit word, Bukhara signifies “monastery” and this city was once a large commercial center on the Great Silk Road. Bukhara is an ancient settlement with history that goes back to the early centuries A.D.  In the 6 century it became the capital of early feudal lands of the Bukhara oasis. As the Shakhristan, the centre of a shah’s realm, it was formed around an ancient citadel, but with the development of handicrafts and trade, new suburbs (rabads) arose beyond its walls those were included with the Shakhristan in a new fortified wall Bukhara with more than 140 architectural monuments is a “town museum” dating back to the middle Ages. Ensembles like the Poi-Kalian, Kosh Madras, Ismail Samani Mausoleum and the Kalyan Minaret are attracting a lot of attention. Samani’s mausoleum is the oldest monument that has been built in 9 – 10 centuries. Famous poets like Rudaki and scientist Avicenna were well known in Bukhara as they played important roles in the development of the country. Monuments like the Maggoki-Attori, Namazgoh mosque and Chashma-I-Ayub were witnesses to this particular period.

  3. BakhouddinNakshbadi Ensemble

  4. BakhouddinNakshbadi Ensemble

  5. Ark Fortress

  6. Abdul Aziz Khan Madrasa

  7. SitoraiMokhiHosa

  8. SitoraiMokhiHosa

  9. Chor Minor

  10. ChasmaAyub

  11. Chokh Bar Necropolis

  12. Kalyan Complex

  13. LyabiKhauz

  14. MagokiAttorni Mosque

  15. Miri Arab Khan Madrasah

  16. SamanindMasoluem

  17. Trade Dome

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