Bukhara Region

sights.uz lists 106 historic and notable places in Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan. Among them are 94 monuments, 10 eco-tourism sites and 2 museums.

Kalyan Minaret

The Kalyan Minaret (Uzbek: Минораи Калон, Minorai Kalon, Persian/Tajik: Minâra-i Kalân, Kalon Minor, Kalon Minaret) is a minaret of the Po-i-Kalyan mosque complex in Bukhara,…

Samanid Mausoleum

The Samanid Mausoleum is a mausoleum located in the northwestern part of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, just outside its historic center. It was built in the 10th century CE as the resting…

Ark of Bukhara

The Ark of Bukhara is a massive fortress located in the city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, that was initially built and occupied around the 5th century AD. The Ark's current structure…

Chor-Bakr

Chor-Bakr is a memorial complex in the village of Sumitan at 5 km of Bukhara in Uzbekistan, built over the burial place of Abu-Bakr-Said, who died in the year 360 of the Muslim…

Ulugh beg Madrassah

Ulugbek madrasah is an architectural monument (1417) in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It is the oldest preserved madrasah in Central Asia. It is the oldest of the madrasahs built by…

Chor Minor

Chor Minor (Char Minar Uzbek: Chor minor), alternatively known as the Madrasah of Khalif Niyaz-kul, is a historic gatehouse for a now-destroyed madrasa in the historic city of…

Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum

Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum (Uzbek: Chashmai Ayyub, lit. 'Job's Well') is located near the Samani Mausoleum, in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Its name means Job's well, due to the legend in…

Magok-i-Attari Mosque

Maghoki Attori Mosque (Uzbek: Magʻoki Attori masjidi, Tajik: Масҷиди Мағокии Атторӣ, romanized: Masjidi Maghokii Attori, Persian: مسجد مغاکی عطاری, romanized: Masjed-e Maghākī-ye…

Lab-i Hauz

Lab-i Hauz (Uzbek: Labihovuz, Tajik: Лаби Ҳавз, romanized: Labi Havz, from Classical Persian: لب حوض, romanized: Lab-i Ḥawż, lit. 'by the pool') is the name of the area…

Paikend

Paykend or Poykent (Uzbek: Poykend) and also Baikand, an ancient city in Uzbekistan, is located in the lower stream of Zarafshan River and was one of the largest cities of the…

Bolo Haouz Mosque

Bolo Haouz Mosque is a historical mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Built in 1712, on the opposite side of the citadel of Ark in Registan district, it is inscribed in the UNESCO…

Mir-i-Arab madrasah

Mir Arab madrasah — Bukhara madrasah.

Kalan Mosque

Kalan Mosque (Persian: مسجد کلان, romanized: masjed-e kalân, lit. 'big mosque') is an architectural monument located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It was considered one of the largest…

Varahsha

Varakhsha, also Varasha or Varahsha, was an ancient city in the Bukhara oasis in Sogdia, founded in the 1st century BCE. It is located 39 kilometers to the northwest of Bukhara.…

Madrasa of 'Abd al-'Aziz Khan

The Abdulaziz-Khan Madrasah is an ancient madrasa in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Like the entire historic part of the city, it is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. It owes its…

Namazgoh Mosque

The Bukhara Mosque (Uzbek: Buxoro namozgoh; other names: Namozgoh Mosque) is a historical monument in Bukhara. It is one of the mosques built for praying during Eid festivals. It…

Baland Mosque

Baland Mosque, which means the "upper mosque", is a historical mosque in the ancient city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO along with the…

Vobkent minaret

The Vobkent Minaret is a historical monument in the city of Vobkent, in the Bukhara region. It was built in 1198 by Abdulaziz Sadr, a ruler of the Qarakhanid dynasty. It is…

Divanbegi Madrasa

Nadir Devanbegi Madrasah is an architectural monument in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It was built between 1622 and 1623 by Nadir Devanbegi (Nadir Mirza Togay ibn Sultan), the minister…

Rabati Malik Caravanserai

Rabati Malik, also called Ribat-i Malik, is a caravanserai ruin located on the M37 road from Samarkand to Bukhara about a kilometer west of the edge of Malik, Navoiy Province,…

Rashid Madrasa

Rashid madrasah (Abdurashid madrasah) is a two-story madrasah building located in the historical center of the city of Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Republic of Uzbekistan. It is…

Modari Khan Madrasa

Modarikhan Madrasah is an architectural monument (1566–1567) located opposite the Abdullah Khan Madrasah in Bukhara. Both make up the Koshmadrasa complex. Abdullakhan Madrasah…

Sitori-i-Mokhi Khosa palace

Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa (uzbek: Sitorai Mohi xossa) also known as the "Palace Like the Stars and the Moon," is a country residence of the Emir of Bukhara, built in the late 19th to…

Kukeldash Madrasah

Kukeldash Madrasah (Kukaltosh Madrasah) — a two‑storey madrasah building located in the historic centre of Bukhara city, Bukhara region, Republic of Uzbekistan, on the…