Bukhara Region
- Bukhara is the fifth-largest city in Uzbekistan, with a population of 247,644.
People have inhabited the region around Bukhara for at least five millennia, and the city has existed for half that time.
Located on the Silk Road, the city has long served as a center of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion. The mother tongue of the majority of people of Bukhara is Tajik, a dialect of the Persian language, although Uzbek is spoken as a second language by most residents.
Bukhara served as the capital of the Samanid Empire, Khanate of Bukhara, and Emirate of Bukhara and was the birthplace of Imam Bukhari.
Bukhara has about 140 architectural monuments. UNESCO has listed the historic center of Bukhara (which contains numerous mosques and madrasas) as a World Heritage Site.
Kalon Minaret, Bukhara. Also known as the Tower of Death as criminals were executed by being thrown from the top, this continued into the 20th...
The oldest structure in Bukhara, occupied from the 5th century up to the point when it was bombed by the Red Army.
The Ark, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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