Bukhara

settlement · 1500 AD – 2100 AD

Bukhara began as part of the Persian empire in the sixth century B.C. The site is especially important as an example of an Islamic city of central Asia. The city center was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.

Coordinates

39.76755, 64.42313

Also known as

Boechara (af), Buhara (bs), Bukharà (ca), Buxara (az), Buḫārā (ota), Бохара (ba), Бухара (av), بخارى (ar), বোখারা (bn)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors

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