Bukhara
Bukhara ( error: }: no text (help)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.
Bukhara Buxoro / Бухоро / بخارا | |
|---|---|
 Mir-i Arab madrasah | |
  Bukhara Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°46′N 64°26′E / 39.767°N 64.433°E 64°26′E / 39.767°N 64.433°E | |
| Kintra |  Uzbekistan |
| Province | Bukhara Province |
| Govrenment | |
| • Hokim | Rustamov Qiyomiddin Qahhorovich |
| Population (2009) | |
| • City | 263,400 |
| • Urban | 283,400 |
| • Metro | 328,400 |
| Time zone | GMT +5 |
| Postcode | 2001ХХ |
| Area code(s) | local 365, int. +99865 |
| Website | http://www.buxoro.uz/ |
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
| Wiki Commons haes media relatit tae Bukhara. |
- UNESCO World Heritage list: Historic Centre of Bukhara
- Audio interview with Bukhara resident about life in Bukhara Archived 2011-07-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)
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