Bukhara

Bukhara (Buxoro; Tajik: Бухоро Bukhoro, Persie: بخارا; Roushie: Бухара Bukhara), frae the Soghdian βuxārak ("lucky place"), is the caipital o the Bukhara Province (viloyat) o Uzbekistan.  The naition's fift-lairgest ceety, it haes a population o 263,400 (2009 census estimate). The region aroond Bukhara haes been inhabitit for at least five millennia, an the ceety haes existit for hauf that time.  Locatit on the Silk Road, the ceety haes lang been a centre o tred, scholarship, cultur, an releegion. The historic centre o Bukhara, which contains numerous mosques an madrassas, haes been leetit bi UNESCO as a Warld Heritage Steid. Ethnic Uzbek mey constitute the lairgest element in Bukhara, wi the native Tajiks bein as numerous. The ceety lang haes haed a mixed population includin Jews an ither ethnic minorities.

Sister ceeties
  Samarqand, Uzbekistan
  Dushanbe, Tajikistan
  Khudjand, Tajikistan
  Nishapur, Iran
 Santa Fe, USA
 Rueil-Malmaison, Fraunce
 Córdoba, Spain
 Malatya, Turkey
 Wast Kanpur, Indie

References

Freemit airtins

 UNESCO World Heritage list: Historic Centre of Bukhara
 Audio interview with Bukhara resident about life in Bukhara  


Category:Populatit places alang the Silk Road
Category:Populatit places in Bukhara Province
Category:Populatit places established in the 1st millennium BC
Category:Ceeties in Central Asie
Category:Historic Jewish commonties
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Category:Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners
Category:Persie history
Category:Warld Heritage Steids in Uzbekistan