Bukhara

Bukhara
Бухоро / Buxoro (Uzbek)
بخارا (Persian)
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 is located in Uzbekistan
Bukhara
Bukhara
Location in Uzbekistan
Bukhara is located in West and Central Asia
Bukhara
Bukhara
Bukhara (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates: 39°46′00″N 64°25′23″E / 39.76667°N 64.42306°E / 39.76667; 64.42306
Country Uzbekistan
RegionBukhara
Founded6th century BC
First mention500 AD
Government
 • TypeCity Administration
 • Hakim (Mayor)Jamol Nosirov
Area
 • City143.0 km2 (55.213 sq mi)
 • Urban
73.0 km2 (28.2 sq mi)
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • City280,187
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Bukharan
Bukharian
Time zoneGMT +5
Postcode
2001ХХ
Area code(+998) 65
Vehicle registration20 (previous to 2008)
80-84 (2008 and newer)
HDI (2018)0.734 · 5th high
Websitewww.buxoro.uz
Official nameHistoric Centre of Bukhara
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iv, vi
Designated1993
Reference no.602
RegionAsia

Bukhara (/bʊˈxɑːrə/ buu-KHAR)[2][a] is the seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan by population, with 280,187 residents as of 1 January 2020.[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]

  1. ^ a b "Uzbekistan: Regions, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. ^ "Bukhara definition and meaning". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "21 World Heritage Sites you have probably never heard of". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.


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