Bukhara travel guide

Bukhara (formerly Bokhara) (Buxoro, Бухоро; Tajik: Бухоро; بُخارا, Boxârâ; Бухара), from the Soghdian βuxārak ("lucky place"), is the and capital of the Bukhara Province (viloyat) of Uzbekistan. The nation's fifth-largest city, it has a population of 237,900 (1999 census estimate).
The region around Bukhara has been inhabited for at least five millenia and the city itself has existed for half that time. Located on the Silk Road, the city has long been a center of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion.
Bukhara (along with Samarkand) is one of the two major centres of Uzbekistan's Tajik minority. The city was also known as Bokhara in 19th century English and Buhe/Puhe（捕喝） in Tang Chinese. Bukhara was also home to the Bukharian Jews, whose ancestors settled in the city during Roman times. (...) more....

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