Shahristan
Shahristan - the central part of early medieval Bukhara. The preserved part of the fortress walls, which is recognized as a unique monument of defensive architecture of Uzbekistan is very interesting
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Bukhara is one of the most ancient cities of Central Asia, located on the Great Silk Road. Its age is over 2500 years, the cultural layer is more than 20 meters |
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Arq fortress is the oldest architectural and historical monument of Bukhara. Today the Museum of Regional Studies is located on its territory |
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The present population of Bukhara - is the descendants of Islamized, mostly Indo-European peoples of Central Asia and Turkic nomads who moved into the area from the north and brought with them their language and some customs |
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Chor-Bakr necropolis is a copy of a real town with courtyards, streets, green trees and lawns, mosques and familial burial vaults, but all these is for the dead. It was formed around the grave of Abu Bakr Sa'd |
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Kalyan Minaret is a symbol of sacred Bukhara. From here the Muslims were convened for prayer. It was erected entirely of burnt brick in 1127 |
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Great Kalyan Mosque is the second largest in Central Asia after Bibi Khanym of Samarkand. It can simultaneously accommodate more than 10 000 of worshipers |
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Mir-i Arab Madrasah, built in XVI century C. E., one of the most esteemed ecclesiastical Islamic schools, is still in force |
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Naqshbandi Mausoleum was erected in 1544 in honor of Bakhouddin Naqshbandi - very respected Sheikh of Bukhara. Silence and solitude of this ensemble, its beautiful architectural forms, will force anyone to think about God |
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