Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 7 km
Ascend 68 m
Descend 75 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: Chor Minor

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Chor Minor, alternatively known as the Madrasah of Khalif Niyaz-kul, is a historic gatehouse for a now-destroyed madrasa in the historic city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It is located in a lane northeast of the Lyab-i Hauz complex. It is protected as a cultural heritage monument, and also it is a part of the World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Bukhara. In Persian, the name of the monument means "four minarets", referring to the building's four towers.

Wikipedia: Chor Minor (EN)

732 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Medrese Nadir Devonbegi

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Nodir-Divan-Begi Madrasah is a madrasah in Bukhara, part of the Lyabi-Hauz architectural ensemble of the XVI-XVII centuries. The madrasah was built in 1622-1623 by the vizier of Imamkuli Khan, Uzbek dignitary Nadir Divan-begi as a caravanserai, but later it was 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.

Wikipedia: Медресе Диван-Беги (RU)

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: могила Хазрати Ходжа Карим

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Nodir Devonbegi is a historical memorial in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It was established by Nodir Devonbegi, the vizier and brother of the ruler of Bukhara, Imamquli Khan, in 1620–1621. The Khanaka has been included in the national list of intangible cultural heritage objects of Uzbekistan.

Wikipedia: Khanqah of Nodir Devonbegi (EN)

119 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Toqi Sarrofon

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Toqi Sarrofon is an architectural monument and one of the main trade centers for money exchange in Bukhara. This architectural monument was built in 1534-1535 by the order of the Shaybanid ruler Ubaydullah Khan. It is currently included in the national register of immovable property of the material and cultural heritage of Uzbekistan.

Wikipedia: Toqi Sarrofon (EN)

84 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Magʻoki Attori masjidi

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The Temple of Maggie's Temple is a medieval monument to architecture, a historic one in Bucharest, and a pillared expanse dating from the 12th to the 16th centuries. It is located more than 4.5 meters below ground level. Famous for its carving decorations. The bukhara monuments are the oldest of those preserved to this day. It is called the Magkki Attori Temple because it is located in the magnetic field and near the marketplaces.

Wikipedia: Magʻoki Attori masjidi (UZ)

242 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Govkushon majmuasi

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The Khoja-Gaukushan Ensemble is one of the largest architectural complexes in the center of Bukhara. Along with a number of other buildings in central Bukhara, it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Wikipedia: Khoja Gaukushan Ensemble (EN)

118 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Magoki Kurpa Mosque

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The Magok-i-Kurpa Mosque is a historical mosque in the Uzbek city of Bukhara. It was built in 1637. The mosque is located in the historical center of Bukhara, about 250 meters southwest of Po-i-Kalyan and 10 meters west of Toqi Telpak Furushon trading dome. It is a part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Bukhara.

Wikipedia: Magok-i-Kurpa Mosque (EN)

79 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Toqi telpakfurushon

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Toki Telpakfurushon is a traditional covered bazaar in the historical center of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It was built in the XVI century, more precisely in 1570-1571, during the formal rule of Iskander Khan from the Uzbek dynasty of the Shaybanids. The de facto ruler of the Bukhara Khanate at that time was his son, Abdullah Khan II.

Wikipedia: Тельпак-Фурушон (RU)

417 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Minorai kalon

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Minorai kalon

The Kalyan Minaret is a minaret of the Po-i-Kalyan mosque complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan and one of the most prominent landmarks in the city.

Wikipedia: Kalyan Minaret (EN)

372 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: 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 11: Boloi Havz Cathedral Mosque

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121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Boloi Hovuz

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509 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 13: 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 14: 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 15: 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)

1008 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 16: Cathedral Mosque Balyand Mosque

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Baland Mosque, which means the "upper mosque", is a historical mosque in the ancient city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO along with the whole of the historic old town, this small mosque was built at the beginning of the 16th century in the southern part of the city.

Wikipedia: Baland Mosque (EN)

1516 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 17: Khalifa Hudoidod Cathedral Mosque

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The Xalfa Xudoydod Complex is an architectural monument in Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan. The complex was built by Sheikh Xudoydod ibn Toshmuhammad Azizon al-Bukhari in 1777–1855, during the reign of the Manghit dynasty in Bukhara Emirate. The complex consists of a madrasa, a mosque, a house, a cistern and a cemetery.

Wikipedia: Xalfa Xudoydod Complex (EN)

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