BUKHARA
From Mary in Turkmenistan to Bukhara in Uzbekistan – we travelled in Bus up to Farab Border between the 2 countries, crossed over to Uzbekistan and change the Bus. Total distance from Mary to our next city Bukhara is around 400 km.
Bukhara: Ark Fortress
Ark-Citadel is a residence of Bukhara khans. According to the last excavations, it was determined the citadel was on this place from 4 century BC. For many years of building and destruction, 20 meters height artificial hill was formed; its upper layers were built over in the time of last …
Bala (Bolo)-Khauz Complex, Bukhara
Bolo-Khauz Complex is the only preserved monument on the Registan Square. It is located on the opposite site of Ark – the Emir’s fortress. The complex consists of the reservoir, Friday mosque and minaret. The most ancient part of the complex is the pond (Khauz), which is called as Bolo-Khauz …
Chashma-Ayub
Mausoleum of Chashma-Ayub is the religious building in the heart of Bukhara. It consists of the mausoleum and a holy spring. Today it includes a Museum of Water. The mausoleum was built by the order of Karakhanid rulers in the 12th century. It was rebuilt several times during the 14th-19th …
Poi-Kalyan Ensemble, Bukhara
It is the main ensemble in Bukhara center, situated on the way to trade crossing of “four bazars” and Poi-Kalyan means “the pedestal of the Great” (it means “the pedestal of Kalyan minaret”). Ensemble consists of 4 monuments: Kalyan mosque and Miri-Arab Madrasah – faced to each other with main …
Ismail Samani Mausoleum (892 to 943)
The Ismail Samani Mausoleum is the oldest building in Bukhara, standing west of the city center in a park erected during Soviet times. The mausoleum is believed to have served as the family tomb of the Samanid dynasty (819-1005), the descendants of a noble Persian family who governed Transoxiana on …
Nadir Divan-begi Madrasah
Nadir Divan-begi Madrasah is a part of the architectural complex located round well-known Lyabi-Hauz in Bukhara. The madrasah building, as well as khanaka nearby, were named after vizier Nadir by whose order they were constructed. Vizier Nadir served at a court yard of one the strongest and powerful representatives of …
Lyabi Hauz
The Lyabi Hauz Ensemble (1568–1622) is the name of the area surrounding one of the few remaining hauz, or pond, in the city of Bukhara. Several such ponds existed in Bukhara prior to Soviet rule. The ponds acted as the city’s principal source of water, but were also notorious for spreading disease, and thus were …
Magoki-Attori
The Magoki-Attori is an Islamic mosque dating back to Zoroastrianism Mosque in the city’s centre is an example of an urban mosque in a residential quarter. The mosque was built on the site of the pre-lslamic Moh temple mentioned above. Excavations have revealed the fact that even under the Samanids …
Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa Palace
In the mid-XIX century Emir of Bukhara Nasrullah Khan decided to build a new country seat for himself. To choose the coolest place not to suffer from summer heat, the architects made recourse to an old method – dressed muttons were put on the potential sites of construction. The place, …