Lyab-i-hauz, Bukhara, UZBEKISTAN (in ENGLISH)

Architectual ensemble Lyabi-hauz is formed with three large monumental buildings: Kukeldash Madrassah in the north, khanaka and Nodir Divan-begi in the west and in the east. From the south the square was closed with Trade Street. The center of old Bukhara large ensemble became a reservoir. The name «Laybi-khauz» means «at reservoir». According to the [...]

Bukhara Emir’s Palace. Uzbekistan (in English)

The history of the palace Sitora-i Mohi Khosa, the summer residence of the last Bukharan emirs, is situated 4 km north of the city. The old palace was built in the second half of the 19th century by Ahadkhan, father of the last emir of Bukhara. Yet Ahadkhan’s palace has partly survived to this day. [...]

Bukhara Uzbekistan 2010 (in ENGLISH)

Bukhara (Uzbek: Buxoro / Бухоро; Russian: Бухара), from the Soghdian βuxārak (“lucky place”), is the capital of the Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan. The nation’s fifth-largest city, it has a population of 263400 (2009 census estimate). The region around Bukhara has been inhabited for at least five millennia and the city itself has existed for half [...]