Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 2.8 km
Ascend 37 m
Descend 32 m

Explore Bukhara in Uzbekistan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in BukharaIndividual Sights in Bukhara

Sight 1: Zindon

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ZindonDavid Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0

Bukhara Prison is a fortified building that traditionally served as the prison of the Amir of Bukhara, in Uzbekistan. In the late 18th century, during the reign of the Mangits, it was built and was one of the largest prisons of the Bukhara Emirate. After the Bukhara Revolution, the collapse of the monarchy, and the formation of the Bukhara People's Soviet Republic, it was closed. Currently, it is considered one of the noteworthy places in the city. At the same time, the Museum of Legal and Judicial History of Bukhara is located here.

Wikipedia: Bukhara Prison (EN)

669 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Xo'ja Zayniddin majmuasi

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The temple of Hoja Zayniddin is a monumental monument in Bukhara ; A historical monument erected by master Mir Dostumbi in honor of Imam al-Buxorah on the initiative of Zayniddin during the Siberian dynasty of the Persian Empire. It is located on the outskirts of Hoja Zayniddin, southwest of the city. There are mosques, pools, schools, buildings, and mosques for visitors. (Matthew 24:14; 28:19, 20) Today, the complex is listed on the National Register of Non-Expendable Property of material and cultural heritage in Uzbekistan.

Wikipedia: Xoʻja zaynuddin majmuasi (UZ)

618 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Boloi Havz Cathedral Mosque

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121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Boloi Hovuz

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509 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Sadriddin Ayniy teatri

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Bukhara Theater, State Musical Drama and Comedy Theater named after Sadriddin Ainiy is one of the first Uzbek professional theaters. In 1921, it was organized on the basis of an amateur group on the initiative of Fayzulla Khojayev, and in 1922 it opened with the play "The Punishment of Slanderers" (Hamza). The second play is "The Physician of Turkestan".

Wikipedia: Buxoro teatri (UZ)

626 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Mousoleum Chasma Ayub

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Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum is located near the Samani Mausoleum, in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Its name means Job's well, due to the legend in which Job (Ayub) visited this place and made a well by striking the ground with his staff. The water of this well is still pure and is considered healing. The current building was constructed during the reign of Timur and features a Khwarazm-style conical dome uncommon in Bukhara.

Wikipedia: Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum (EN)

239 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Samanid Mausoleum

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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 place of the powerful and influential Islamic Samanid dynasty that ruled the Samanid Empire from approximately 900 to 1000. It contained three burials, one of whom is known to have been that of Nasr II.

Wikipedia: Samanid Mausoleum (EN)

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