Экскурсия в Uzbekistanе: Uzbekistan Culture: Ancient Heritage

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You will need at least two days to do Bukhara main architectural sights. Bukhara is a holy city of Muslim world. A great many mosques, shrines, madrasahs, with the latest one among them dating back to the XIX century, preserved there. All the excursions start from Lyabi-Khaus pond, which decorates the entry to the Nadir Divan-begi madrasah of the XVII century.

The Bukhara symbol is the 47-m high Kalyan minaret, built under the Karakhanids in the XII century. At that time it was the highest minaret in Central Asia, which as a light house, showed the way to Bukhara to trade caravans and pilgrims. You must visit the Ark fortress – a citadel which was a residence of local rulers for several centuries. The Samanid Mausoleum – Bukhara oldest monument erected early in the century, features elaborated beauty of d?cor and orderliness of proportions. Not far from it there is another Bukhara sight - Chashma-Ayub with a holy spring, which according to a legend was formed by strike of Saint Job’s staff.

Bukhara historical center includes altogether 140medieval structures, which managed to preserve their look unchanged for centuries. There, you will find yourselves in the world of the medieval East with narrow paved side streets and magnificent structures, decorated with intricate ornament, majolica, Arab ligature and blue domes. Bukhara four trade domes are extant almost intact, where even now Bukharian residents offer gold embroidery products, karakul, carved furniture, silk and spices.

автор: русский гид Doston Shukurov

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