Bukhara

Bukhara

Things to do - general

 

Central Asia’s holiest city, Bukhara has buildings spanning a thousand years of history, and a thoroughly lived-in old centre that hasn’t changed too much in two centuries. It is one of the best places in Central Asia for a glimpse of pre-Russian Turkestan.

Most of the centre is an architectural preserve, full of medressas, minarets, a massive royal fortress and the remnants of a once-vast market complex. Government restoration efforts have been more subtle and less indiscriminate than in flashier Samarkand, and the city’s accommodation options are by far the best and most atmospheric in the country.

Until a century ago Bukhara was watered by a network of canals and some 200 stone pools where people gathered and gossiped, drank and washed. As the water wasn’t changed often, Bukhara was famous for plagues; the average 19th-century Bukharan is said to have died by the age of 32. The Bolsheviks modernised the system and drained the pools, although it’s most famous, Lyabi-Hauz, remains a cool, mulberry-tree shaded oasis at the heart of the city.

You’ll need at least two days to look around. Try to allow time to lose yourself in the old town; it’s easy to overdose on the 140-odd protected buildings and miss the whole for its many parts

Asia Bukhara Hotel

Asia Bukhara Hotel

Mekhtar Ambar Str., Bukhara, Tashkent, Bukhara
Price from $ 65
Asia Bukhara Hotel was built in 2006 in the historical part of the ancient Bukhara. It is part of po More info
Kavsar Boutique

Kavsar Boutique

B.Nakshband Street 112, 200118 Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Bukhara
Price from $ 60
Featuring free WiFi, a restaurant and a terrace, Kavsar Boutique Hotel offers pet-friendly accommoda More info
Nodir Devon Begi

Nodir Devon Begi

95, M. Anbar str., Bukhara, Bukhara
Price from $ 85
Number of rooms: 20 Including: a luxury room, 3 semi-lux, 2 triple and 14 double rooms. The hotel De More info
15 Days Uzbekistan Tour

15 Days Uzbekistan Tour

Tashkent, Shakhrisabz, Nukus, Fergana, Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand
Day 1: Arrival Tashkent Arrival to Tashkent Airport. Transfer is to the hotel. Check in to the hotel More info
Guaranteed Departure Uzbekistan tour 2018

Guaranteed Departure Uzbekistan tour 2018

Tashkent, Nukus, Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand
Tour itinerary: Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva – Bukhara – Samarkand – Tashkent More info
Journey to the Aral Sea

Journey to the Aral Sea

Tashkent, Nukus, Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand
Day 1: Welcome To Uzbekistan! A taste of history… • Liaise with your tour guide and chauffeur More info
Bolo - Khauz complex

Bolo - Khauz complex

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Chor Minor

Chor Minor

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Kuyna-Ark

Kuyna-Ark

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Lyabi-Khauz Ensemble

Lyabi-Khauz Ensemble

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Madrassah of Nadir-Divan-bigi

Madrassah of Nadir-Divan-bigi

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Magoki Atari Mosque

Magoki Atari Mosque

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Poi Kalon Ensemble

Poi Kalon Ensemble

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Tim Abdullakhan

Tim Abdullakhan

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Toki Zargaron

Toki Zargaron

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Toki-Sarrafon

Toki-Sarrafon

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