Best of Bukhara: All Day Private Old Town Tour

Bukhara situated in the southeast part of the city. The architectural ensemble was created in the 16th-17th centuries. The square has the form of an irregular polygon with the Divan-Begi madrasah in the eastern part.

bekistan and one of the most prominent landmarks in the city.

The complex consists of three parts, the Kalan Mosque, the Kalan Minaret to which the name refers to, and the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah.

that had begun to function after the WWII. All leading imams of those times had graduated from this religious center.

Built in 1712, on the opposite side of the citadel of Ark in Registan district, it is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list along with other parts of the historic city. It served as a Friday mosque during the time when the emir of Bukhara was being subjugated under the Bolshevik Russian rule in the 1920s.

tan, that was initially built and occupied around the 5th century AD.

They are all positioned on a north to south route through the old city.

by the vizier of Imamkuli-khan, Uzbek dignitary Nodir Devon-run as a caravanserai, but was later converted into a madrasah. In 1993, the madrasah, along with other monuments of the historical center of Bukhara, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

It was installed in 1979. Apparently, it gives an air of joy and humour to the ancient atmosphere of traditional buildings.

It forms a part of the historical religious complex of Lyab-i Hauz

exclusive collection of Uzbek theatrical puppets, which are far from being mere children’s toys. This extraordinary museum-workshop owes its existence to its founder, Iskandar Khakimov.

Before its construction Jews of Bukhara prayed together with Muslims in the same mosque.

His first madrasa was built in 1417 in Bukhara.

windows & old tombs