18 Sights in Bukhara, Uzbekistan (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Bukhara, Uzbekistan! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Bukhara. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
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Chor Minor, alternatively known as the Madrasah of Khalif Niyaz-kul, is a historic gatehouse for a now-destroyed madrasa in the historic city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It is located in a lane northeast of the Lyab-i Hauz complex. It is protected as a cultural heritage monument, and also it is a part of the World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Bukhara. In Persian, the name of the monument means "four minarets", referring to the building's four towers.
2. Samanid Mausoleum
The Samanid Mausoleum is a mausoleum located in the northwestern part of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, just outside its historic center. It was built in the 10th century CE as the resting place of the powerful and influential Islamic Samanid dynasty that ruled the Samanid Empire from approximately 900 to 1000. It contained three burials, one of whom is known to have been that of Nasr II.
3. Church of Archangel Michael in Bukhara
The Church of the Archangel Michael is a functioning Orthodox church of the Tashkent and Uzbekistan diocese of the Central Asian Metropolitan District of the Russian Orthodox Church, located in the city of Bukhara.
4. Mousoleum Chasma Ayub
Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum is located near the Samani Mausoleum, in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Its name means Job's well, due to the legend in which Job (Ayub) visited this place and made a well by striking the ground with his staff. The water of this well is still pure and is considered healing. The current building was constructed during the reign of Timur and features a Khwarazm-style conical dome uncommon in Bukhara.
5. Namozgoh
The Bukhara Mosque is a historical monument in Bukhara. It is one of the mosques built for praying during Eid festivals. It was built behind the gate of the prayer hall in the southern part of Bukhara by Shams al-Mulk (1068-1080), who ruled Bukhara under the Kara-Khanid dynasty, in the 11th century. It was built in the 11th-16th centuries.
6. Magoki Kurpa Mosque
The Magok-i-Kurpa Mosque is a historical mosque in the Uzbek city of Bukhara. It was built in 1637. The mosque is located in the historical center of Bukhara, about 250 meters southwest of Po-i-Kalyan and 10 meters west of Toqi Telpak Furushon trading dome. It is a part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Bukhara.
7. Khanqah of Nodir Devonbegi
Nodir Devonbegi is a historical memorial in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It was established by Nodir Devonbegi, the vizier and brother of the ruler of Bukhara, Imamquli Khan, in 1620–1621. The Khanaka has been included in the national list of intangible cultural heritage objects of Uzbekistan.
8. Toki Zargaron
Toqi jewelry was one of the commercial centers for the sale of monumental monuments and jewelry in Bukhara. This monumental monument was built in 1582 under the reign of Shaibbon's ruler Abdullah II. (Matthew 24:14; 28:19, 20) Today, Uzbekistan is listed on the National Register of Material and Cultural Heritage.
9. Khalifa Hudoidod Cathedral Mosque
The Xalfa Xudoydod Complex is an architectural monument in Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan. The complex was built by Sheikh Xudoydod ibn Toshmuhammad Azizon al-Bukhari in 1777–1855, during the reign of the Manghit dynasty in Bukhara Emirate. The complex consists of a madrasa, a mosque, a house, a cistern and a cemetery.
10. Darvozai Sallohhona
The Salakhkhon Gate (Salohkhona) is a fortress gate recreated in the same place in Bukhara (Uzbekistan). They were first erected in the second half of the XVI century, under the Uzbek ruler Abdullah Khan II, in the then capital of the Bukhara Khanate. They were installed on the southeastern part of the Bukhara fortress wall. They connected the city with nearby villages, "the movement through them was relatively small." They were destroyed, with the adjacent city wall, under Soviet power on May 17, 1939 as "hindering normal traffic in the city". Recreated in 2012. They are one of the 4 recreated in a pre-destroyed form and 11 ever existing gates of Bukhara. They are located on the street named after A. Tukay of the mahalla named after Hamid Alimjan.
11. Balyand Mosque
Baland Mosque, which means the "upper mosque", is a historical mosque in the ancient city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO along with the whole of the historic old town, this small mosque was built at the beginning of the 16th century in the southern part of the city.
12. Zindon
Bukhara Prison is a fortified building that traditionally served as the prison of the Amir of Bukhara, in Uzbekistan. In the late 18th century, during the reign of the Mangits, it was built and was one of the largest prisons of the Bukhara Emirate. After the Bukhara Revolution, the collapse of the monarchy, and the formation of the Bukhara People's Soviet Republic, it was closed. Currently, it is considered one of the noteworthy places in the city. At the same time, the Museum of Legal and Judicial History of Bukhara is located here.
13. Sitora-i Mokha Khosa - Summer Palace
Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa also known as the "Palace Like the Stars and the Moon," is a country residence of the Emir of Bukhara, built in the late 19th to early 20th century. Currently, it houses a museum of decorative and applied arts.
14. Govkushon majmuasi
The Khoja-Gaukushan Ensemble is one of the largest architectural complexes in the center of Bukhara. Along with a number of other buildings in central Bukhara, it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
15. Toqi Sarrofon
Toqi Sarrofon is an architectural monument and one of the main trade centers for money exchange in Bukhara. This architectural monument was built in 1534-1535 by the order of the Shaybanid ruler Ubaydullah Khan. It is currently included in the national register of immovable property of the material and cultural heritage of Uzbekistan.
16. Magʻoki Attori masjidi
The Temple of Maggie's Temple is a medieval monument to architecture, a historic one in Bucharest, and a pillared expanse dating from the 12th to the 16th centuries. It is located more than 4.5 meters below ground level. Famous for its carving decorations. The bukhara monuments are the oldest of those preserved to this day. It is called the Magkki Attori Temple because it is located in the magnetic field and near the marketplaces.
17. Toki Telpakfurushon
Toki Telpakfurushon is a traditional covered bazaar in the historical center of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It was built in the XVI century, more precisely in 1570-1571, during the formal reign of Iskander Khan from the Uzbek Shaybanid dynasty. The actual ruler of the Bukhara Khanate at that time was his son, Abdullah Khan II.
18. Xo'ja Zayniddin majmuasi
The temple of Hoja Zayniddin is a monumental monument in Bukhara ; A historical monument erected by master Mir Dostumbi in honor of Imam al-Buxorah on the initiative of Zayniddin during the Siberian dynasty of the Persian Empire. It is located on the outskirts of Hoja Zayniddin, southwest of the city. There are mosques, pools, schools, buildings, and mosques for visitors. (Matthew 24:14; 28:19, 20) Today, the complex is listed on the National Register of Non-Expendable Property of material and cultural heritage in Uzbekistan.
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