Bukhara
Бухара | |
|---|---|
City | |
From top, left to right: Po-i-Kalyan Mosque with the Kalyan Minaret in the middle, Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Ark of Bukhara, Chor Minor, and Panoramic sunset view around Po-i-Kalyan Mosque and Ark of Bukhara | |
  Bukhara Location in Uzbekistan  Bukhara Bukhara (West and Central Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°46′00″N 64°25′23″E / 39.76667°N 64.42306°E | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Region | Bukhara |
| Founded | 6th century BC |
| First mention | 500 AD |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Administration |
| • Hakim (Mayor) | Jamol Nosirov |
| Area | |
| • City | 143.0 km2 (55.213 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 73.0 km2 (28.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • City | 280,187 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bukharan Bukharian |
| Time zone | GMT +5 |
| Postcode | 2001ХХ |
| Area code | (+998) 65 |
| Vehicle registration | 20 (previous to 2008) 80-84 (2008 and newer) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.734 · 5th high |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Historic Centre of Bukhara |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv, vi |
| Designated | 1993 |
| Reference no. | 602 |
| Region | Asia |
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Bukhara (/bʊˈxɑːrə/ buu-KHAR-ə)[2][a] is the seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan by population, with 280,187 residents as of 1 January 2020[update].[1] It is the capital of Bukhara Region.[3]
People have inhabited the region around Bukhara for at least five millennia, and the city has existed for half that time. Located on the Silk Road, the city has long served as a center of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion. Bukhara served as the capital of the Khanate of Bukhara, and Emirate of Bukhara. It was the birthplace of the scholar Imam Bukhari.[4] The city has been known as "Noble Bukhara" (Bukhārā-ye sharīf). Bukhara has about 140 architectural monuments. UNESCO has listed the historic center of Bukhara (which contains numerous mosques and madrasas) as a World Heritage Site.[5]
- ^ a b "Uzbekistan: Regions, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Bukhara definition and meaning". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
- ^ Города Узбекистана, Таш.. 1965; Ашуров Я. С., Гелах Т. Ф., Камалов У. Х., Бухара, Таш., 1963; Сухарева О. А., Бухара XIX—начала XX вв., М., 1966; Пугаченкова Г. А., Самарканд, Бухара, 2 изд., [М, 1968]; Бухара. Краткий справочник, 4 изд., Таш., 1968. (in Russian)
- ^ "21 World Heritage Sites you have probably never heard of". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
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