Uzbekistan
Things to do in Bukhara
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Sightlore has 36 places to explore in Bukhara, and 36 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Bukhara's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Kukeldash Madrasah
Two-storey madrasa built in 1568–69 in the historic centre of Bukhara, on the north-eastern side of the Lab-i Hauz ensemble.
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Hoja Zayniddin Mosque and Khanqah
16th-century ensemble in Bukhara from the Shaybanid era, consisting of a building that served as both khanqah and mosque, and a pool (hauz).
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Shukhov Tower
Hyperboloid steel tower on Registan Square in Bukhara, opposite the Ark, built in 1927–29 to a design by the Soviet engineer Vladimir Shukhov.
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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.
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Ark of Bukhara
The Ark of Bukhara is a massive fortress located in the city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, that was initially built and occupied around the 5th century AD.
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Tok-i-Telpak Furushon
The Toqi Telpak Furushon is a bazaar located in Bukhara, which forms part of its historic centre.
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Abu Hafs Kabir Bukhari Memorial Complex
Abu Hafs Kabir Bukhari Memorial Complex is an architectural monument located in Bukhara. The complex consists of Abu Hafs Kabir Bukhari Mausoleum, Hazrat Imam's cemetery, a mosque, a minaret, a pool and a shrine.
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Po-i-Kalyan
Po-i-Kalan, or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
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Tok-i-Zargoron
Domed bazaar of the jewellers in Bukhara, built in 1582 under the Shaybanid ruler Abdullah Khan II.
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Saif ed-Din Bokharzi & Bayan-Quli Khan Mausoleums
The Saif ed-Din Bokharzi & Bayan-Quli Khan Mausoleums are two mausoleums in Uzbekistan dedicated to Saif ed-Din Bokharzi, a Khorasani sheikh, and Bayan-Quli Khan, the Chagatay ruler.
Discovery routes in Bukhara
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Bukhara: Samanid Mausoleum, the Ark and Bolo Hauz
From the Talipoch Gate to the Chashma-Ayub and Ismail Samani mausoleums, the Kosh Madrasa and the Baland Mosque; then the Bolo Haouz Mosque, the Shukhov Tower, the Ark and the Bukhara Prison.
Bukhara: Po-i-Kalyan, the trading domes and Lab-i Hauz
From the Hoja Zayniddin complex to Po-i-Kalyan: the Kalan Minaret, the Kalan Mosque and the Mir-i-Arab madrasah; Tok-i-Zargoron, the Ulugh Beg and Abdulaziz Khan madrasas, the Tim of Abdullah Khan, Tok-i-Telpak Furushon, the Khoja Gaukushan ensemble, Tok-i-Sarrafon and the Magok-i-Attari Mosque; then Lab-i Hauz, the Nadir Divanbegi khanqah and madrasa, the Kukeldash Madrasah and Chor Minor.
Around Bukhara: Sitorai Mohi Khosa, Bahauddin Naqshband and Varakhsha
From the Fayzulla Xoʻjayev house museum to the Namazgoh Mosque and the Saif ed-Din Bokharzi and Bayan-Quli Khan mausoleums; then the Bahoutdin Architectural Complex, the Sitorai Mohi Khosa palace, the Abu Hafs Kabir Bukhari Memorial Complex, Chor-Bakr and Varakhsha.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum
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.
Samanid Mausoleum
The Samanid Mausoleum is a mausoleum located in the northwestern part of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, just outside its historic center.
Kosh Madrasa
Pair of facing madrasas on either side of an old street in Bukhara: the Modari Khan Madrasa and the Abdullah Khan Madrasa.
Ark of Bukhara
The Ark of Bukhara is a massive fortress located in the city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, that was initially built and occupied around the 5th century AD.
Po-i-Kalyan
Po-i-Kalan, or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
Kalyan Minaret
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.
Mir-i-Arab madrasah
Madrasa in Bukhara completed in 1536, linked to the Uzbek ruler Ubaydullah Khan and his spiritual master Mir Arab; it reopened in 1945.
Tok-i-Zargoron
Domed bazaar of the jewellers in Bukhara, built in 1582 under the Shaybanid ruler Abdullah Khan II.
Ulugh beg Madrassah
Ulugbek madrasah is an architectural monument (1417) in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It is the oldest preserved madrasah in Central Asia. It is the oldest of the madrasahs built by Ulugbek.
Madrasa of 'Abd al-'Aziz Khan
The Abdulaziz-Khan Madrasah is an ancient madrasa in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Like the entire historic part of the city, it is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
Tim of Abdullah Khan
The Tim Abdullah Khan (Abdullaxon timi) is one of the domed bazaars in the Bukhara Khanate. It was built by the Bukhara Khan Shaybanid Abdullah Khan II in 1577. It is currently included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Tok-i-Telpak Furushon
The Toqi Telpak Furushon is a bazaar located in Bukhara, which forms part of its historic centre.
Tok-i-Sarrafon
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.
Lab-i Hauz
Lab-i Hauz is the name of the area surrounding one of the few remaining hauz pools that have survived in the city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
Kukeldash Madrasah
Two-storey madrasa built in 1568–69 in the historic centre of Bukhara, on the north-eastern side of the Lab-i Hauz ensemble.
Divanbegi Madrasa
Nadir Devanbegi Madrasah is an architectural monument in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It was built between 1622 and 1623 by Nadir Devanbegi (Nadir Mirza Togay ibn Sultan), the minister of Bukhara Khan, Imam Quli Khan.
Chor Minor
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.
Saif ed-Din Bokharzi & Bayan-Quli Khan Mausoleums
The Saif ed-Din Bokharzi & Bayan-Quli Khan Mausoleums are two mausoleums in Uzbekistan dedicated to Saif ed-Din Bokharzi, a Khorasani sheikh, and Bayan-Quli Khan, the Chagatay ruler.
Bayan-Quli Khan Mausoleum
Mausoleum built in Bukhara in 1358 over the grave of the Chagatai khan Bayan-Quli Khan, next to the mausoleum of Saif ed-Din Bokharzi.
Sitori-i-Mokhi Khosa palace
Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa also known as the "Palace Like the Stars and the Moon," is a country residence of the Emir of Bukhara, built in the late 19th to early 20th century. Currently, it houses a museum of decorative and applied arts.
Chor-Bakr
Chor-Bakr is a memorial complex in the village of Sumitan at 5 km of Bukhara in Uzbekistan, built over the burial place of Abu-Bakr-Said, who died in the year 360 of the Muslim Calendar, and who was one of the four of Abu-Bakrs (Chor-Bakr) – descendants of Muhammad.
Varahsha
Varakhsha, also Varasha or Varahsha, was an ancient city in the Bukhara oasis in Sogdia, founded in the 1st century BCE. It is located 39 kilometers to the northwest of Bukhara.
Museums
Fayzullo Xojayev house
Fayzulla Xoʻjayev house museum or Fayzulla Xoʻjayev memorial museum is a memorial building named after the politician Fayzulla Xoʻjayev located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The house museum is established inside the apartment.
Places of worship
Baland Mosque
Baland Mosque, which means the "upper mosque", is a historical mosque in the ancient city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
Bolo Haouz Mosque
Bolo Haouz Mosque is a historical mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
Hoja Zayniddin Mosque and Khanqah
16th-century ensemble in Bukhara from the Shaybanid era, consisting of a building that served as both khanqah and mosque, and a pool (hauz).
Kalan Mosque
Kalan Mosque is an architectural monument located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It was considered one of the largest mosques built on the place of Jame' Mosque.
Khoja Gaukushan Ensemble
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.
Magok-i-Attari Mosque
Maghoki Attori Mosque is a historical mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It forms a part of the historical religious complex of Lyab-i Hauz.
Namazgoh Mosque
The Bukhara Mosque is a historical monument in Bukhara. It is one of the mosques built for praying during Eid festivals.
Bahoutdin Architectural Complex
Bahoutdin Architectural Complex is a complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, that includes the tomb of Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, the founder of the Naqshbandi order, who died in 1389. The ancient name of the location was Kasri Arifon.
Abu Hafs Kabir Bukhari Memorial Complex
Abu Hafs Kabir Bukhari Memorial Complex is an architectural monument located in Bukhara. The complex consists of Abu Hafs Kabir Bukhari Mausoleum, Hazrat Imam's cemetery, a mosque, a minaret, a pool and a shrine.
Monuments
Talipoch Gate
One of the historic city gates of Bukhara.
Shukhov Tower
Hyperboloid steel tower on Registan Square in Bukhara, opposite the Ark, built in 1927–29 to a design by the Soviet engineer Vladimir Shukhov.
Bukhara Prison
Bukhara Prison is a fortified building that traditionally served as the prison of the Amir of Bukhara, in Uzbekistan.
Khankah Nadir Divanbegi
Nodir Devonbegi is a historical memorial in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It was established by Nodir Devonbegi (Nodir Mirzo Togay ibn Sultan), the vizier and brother of the ruler of Bukhara, Imamquli Khan, in 1620–1621.
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