BUKHARA
BUKHRA- THE ADOBE OF KNOWLEDGE
The ancient of Bukhara “fairy tale” that is the center of
attraction of millions of tourists .The history of the city dates back to the
times before Christs. Bukhara Age is over 2500 years. The city held a very good
position in Bukhara oasis, through which the Great Silk Road passes. At the
time, managed to become the capital of the Bukhara Samanid state visit under
the authority Karakhanides, state Khorezm.
At various times, they city was
destroyed by the attack, the newly revived and flourished. While many people
have fought against the nomads, raising revolts and uprisings, yet they managed
to make their mark in the history of the city and its new generation.
Bukhara is one of the oldest cities of Central Asia. Nevertheless
most of intact historic buildings in this city belong to period of the late middle
Ages. Only numerous archaeological excavations in the 20th century
layers with traces of ancient settlements in locations of the present day
Bukhara. In archaeological trenches at depth of 20meter archaeologists discovered
the remnants of dwellings (Kingdom).
The holiest city in Central Asia, honoured as “Noble
Bukhara” among Muslims (one of the seven holy cities of Islam) Bukhara also has
many name centuries ago ,one of it was “Numijkat” it has also been called
“Bumiskat” or in Arabic was “Madinat al Sufriya” (The Copper City) and “Madinat
Al Tujjar (The City of Merchants).Situated on the Silk Road trade centre, it is
more than 2000 years old.It is known as one of the most complete medieval
cities in Central Asia.
Monuments include famous tomb of Ismail Samani, a
masterpiece in the 10th century on top of large numbers of Madrassah
in the 17th century. With the view of keeping intact the original
beauty of Bukhara, UNESCO decided to commemorate in 1997 a 2500 year
anniversary since the date of the city’s
foundation and establish an international fund called “Bukhara
-2500”.Significantly , the real importance of Bukhara lies not in its
individual buildings but rather in its overall level of urban planning and
architecture which began with the Shaybanid dynasty.
Today, Bukhara is a cultural and historical center.
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