Bukhara

Bukhara Buxoro / Бухоро / بخارا
Mir-i Arab madrasah
Bukhara Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 39°46′N 64°26′E
Kintra	Uzbekistan
Province	Bukhara Province
Govrenment
• Hokim	Rustamov Qiyomiddin Qahhorovich
Population  (2009)
• City	263,400
• Urban	283,400
• Metro	328,400
Time zone	GMT +5
Postcode	2001ХХ
Area code(s)	local 365, int. +99865
Website	http://www.buxoro.uz/

Bukhara ([] Buxoro; Tajik: Бухоро Bukhoro, Persie: بخارا; Roushie: Бухара Bukhara), frae the Soghdian βuxārak ("lucky place"), is the caipital o the Bukhara Province (viloyat) o Uzbekistan. The naition's fift-lairgest ceety, it haes a population o 263,400 (2009 census estimate). The region aroond Bukhara haes been inhabitit for at least five millennia, an the ceety haes existit for hauf that time. Locatit on the Silk Road, the ceety haes lang been a centre o tred, scholarship, cultur, an releegion. The historic centre o Bukhara, which contains numerous mosques an madrassas, haes been leetit bi UNESCO as a Warld Heritage Steid. Ethnic Uzbek mey constitute the lairgest element in Bukhara, wi the native Tajiks bein as numerous. The ceety lang haes haed a mixed population includin Jews an ither ethnic minorities.

Sister ceeties

• Samarqand, Uzbekistan
• Dushanbe, Tajikistan
• Khudjand, Tajikistan
• Nishapur, Iran
• Santa Fe, USA
• Rueil-Malmaison, Fraunce
• Córdoba, Spain
• Malatya, Turkey
• Wast Kanpur, Indie

Freemit airtins

• UNESCO World Heritage list: Historic Centre of Bukhara
• Audio interview with Bukhara resident about life in Bukhara Archived 2011-07-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)