Bukhara Attractions & Activities - The Best Holiday Destinations for 2020
Bokhara (also spelled Bukhara Bukhoro or Buxoro) in Uzbekistan was historically one of the great trading cities along the Silk Road. The city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On Sanskrit the Bukhara means "abbey", which was a big commercial center on the Great Silk Road. Bukhara -"The city of museums", contains more than 140 architectural monuments of the Middle Ages. Such ensembles as Poi - Kalan, Kosh Madras, mausoleum of Ismail Samoni, minaret of Kalyan and others were built 2300 years ago, and today they attract the great attention of tourists. The famous poets like Narshahi, Rudaki Dakiki and others have played the important role in development of Bukhara .
Historical and architectural monuments of Bukhara�:
• Mausoleum of Samani ,
• The Poi Kalyan Complex,
• An Ensemble of Lyabi -Khauz ,
• The Mosque of Chor-Minor (four column),
• Madrasah of Ulugbek ,
• Mausoleum of Sayfiddin Bukharzi and Bayan Quli ,
• The Kosh Madrasah Ensemble ,
• The Palace of Emir of Bukhara "Sitorai Mohi Hossa" ,
• Chor-Bakr - the burial place of shih Jubaeri family .
And also:
• The Ark ,
• An Ensemble of Bola - Hauz ,
• The Cemetery of Chashmoi - Ayub ,
• Madrasah of Abdulla - han ,
• Madrasah of Madari - han,
• The Mosque of Baland (High) ,
• An Ensemble of Gaukushon ,
• Honaka of Zaynutdin Hodji ,
• Hanaka of Nodir Divanbegi ,
• Madrasah of Abdulaziz Han ,
• The Mosque of Bola Hauz,
• The Mosque of Namazgoh ,
• Hanaka of Fayzabad .
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