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Bukhara

Bukhara is one of the most ancient cities of Uzbekistan, situated on a sacred hill, the place where sacrifices were made by fire-worshippers in springtime. This city was mentioned in the holy book "Avesto". Bukhara city is supposed to be founded in the 13th c.B.C. during the reign of Siyavushids who came to power 980 years before Alexander the Great. The name of Bukhara originates from the word "vihara" which means "monastery" in Sanskrit.
The region around Bukhara has been inhabited for at least five millennia and the city itself has existed for half that time. Located on the Silk Road, the city has long been a center of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion.
Bukhara has been one of the main centres of Persian civilization from its early days in the 6th century BCE
There are a number of images showing the city before restoration - photographs taken by various Russian and French scholars and photographers. Their names and dates of the photograph taken are noted on each image.
"Caught in Time: Great Photographic Archives - BUKHARA", Series Editor Vitaly Naumkin, Garnet Publishing 1992
Amu Darya River
Amu Darya River		 XIMG_2349.jpg
XIMG_2349.jpg		 Water Level
Water Level		 Kyzyl Kum Desert (Red Sands)
Kyzyl Kum Desert (Red Sands)
Ubiquitous Donkeys
Ubiquitous Donkeys		 XIMG_2376.jpg
XIMG_2376.jpg		 XIMG_2377.jpg
XIMG_2377.jpg		 XIMG_2379.jpg
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Checkpoint
Checkpoint		 Caravanserai
Caravanserai		 Bukhara Vendors
Bukhara Vendors		 Bazaar
Bazaar
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XIMG_2396.jpg		 XIMG_2398.jpg
XIMG_2398.jpg		 Pots Bazaar in Bukhara
Pots Bazaar in Bukhara		 Bazaars
Bazaars
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XIMG_2400.jpg		 Silverward Made by Bukhara Craftsmen
Silverward Made by Bukhara Craftsmen		 Hammam Interior
Hammam Interior		 XIMG_2412.jpg
XIMG_2412.jpg
Gold Thread Embroidering
Gold Thread Embroidering		 Decorated Bread - Non
Decorated Bread - Non		 Poi Kalon Ensemble
Poi Kalon Ensemble		 Poi Kalon Ensemble
Poi Kalon Ensemble
Mir-I-Arab Madrassa
Mir-I-Arab Madrassa		 Kalon Minaret
Kalon Minaret		 Kalon Minaret with Kalon Mosque
Kalon Minaret with Kalon Mosque		 The Kalon Minaret as seen from the Mir-I-Arab Madrassa
The Kalon Minaret as seen from the Mir-I-Arab Madrassa
Mir-I-Arab Madrassa
Mir-I-Arab Madrassa		 Madrassa Interior
Madrassa Interior		 XIMG_2450.jpg
XIMG_2450.jpg		 XIMG_2455.jpg
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XIMG_2458.jpg		 XIMG_2461.jpg
XIMG_2461.jpg		 XIMG_2465.jpg
XIMG_2465.jpg		 A Bukhara Family
A Bukhara Family
Candid Shots While Drinking Beer!
Candid Shots While Drinking Beer!		 XIMG_2483.jpg
XIMG_2483.jpg		 XIMG_2485.jpg
XIMG_2485.jpg		 XIMG_2487.jpg
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XIMG_2489.jpg		 XIMG_2491.jpg
XIMG_2491.jpg		 XIMG_2495.jpg
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XIMG_2502.jpg		 XIMG_2503.jpg
XIMG_2503.jpg		 XIMG_2505.jpg
XIMG_2505.jpg		 XIMG_2511.jpg
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XIMG_2512.jpg		 XIMG_2517.jpg
XIMG_2517.jpg		 XIMG_2520.jpg
XIMG_2520.jpg		 XIMG_2523.jpg
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XIMG_2524.jpg		 XIMG_2532.jpg
XIMG_2532.jpg		 Uzbeks
Uzbeks		 XIMG_2537.jpg
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XIMG_2544.jpg		 Ismael Samani Mausoleum
Ismael Samani Mausoleum		 XIMG_2562.jpg
XIMG_2562.jpg		 Ismael Samani Mausoleum
Ismael Samani Mausoleum
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XIMG_2567.jpg		 XIMG_2570.jpg
XIMG_2570.jpg		 XIMG_2571.jpg
XIMG_2571.jpg		 Dome Ceiling
Dome Ceiling
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XIMG_2578.jpg		 XIMG_2580.jpg
XIMG_2580.jpg		 XIMG_2582.jpg
XIMG_2582.jpg		 XIMG_2583.jpg
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XIMG_2590.jpg		 Chasma Ayub - Holy Spring of Job
Chasma Ayub - Holy Spring of Job		 XIMG_2604.jpg
XIMG_2604.jpg		 Memorial Complex of Al-Bukhari
Memorial Complex of Al-Bukhari
Bakery
Bakery		 Mulberry Tree Berries
Mulberry Tree Berries		 Butcher Shop
Butcher Shop		 XIMG_2624.jpg
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A Kirghiz (Kazakh)
A Kirghiz (Kazakh)		 Bolo Hauz Mosque
Bolo Hauz Mosque		 Bolo Hauz
Bolo Hauz		 XIMG_2623.jpg
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The Bachas' Dance
The Bachas' Dance		 Bolo Hauz Mosque Interior
Bolo Hauz Mosque Interior		 XIMG_2632.jpg
XIMG_2632.jpg		 XIMG_2633.jpg
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At Prayer
At Prayer		 The Ark Citadel
The Ark Citadel		 The Bukhara Ark (fortress)
The Bukhara Ark (fortress)		 XIMG_2639.jpg
XIMG_2639.jpg
Bukhara Arc
Bukhara Arc		 Court Mosque
Court Mosque		 Minbar
Minbar		 Reception Hall - The Ark
Reception Hall - The Ark
Screen
Screen		 Reviewing Stand
Reviewing Stand		 View of the Registan
View of the Registan		 Zindan
Zindan
The Bukhara Zindan (Prison)
The Bukhara Zindan (Prison)		 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Stoddart
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Stoddart		 Captain Arthur Conolly
Captain Arthur Conolly		 Chute
Chute
The Bug Pit
The Bug Pit		 Images of Prisoners
Images of Prisoners		 XIMG_2700.jpg
XIMG_2700.jpg		 XIMG_2701.jpg
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XIMG_2686.jpg		 XIMG_2688.jpg
XIMG_2688.jpg		 XIMG_2689.jpg
XIMG_2689.jpg		 XIMG_2673.jpg
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Old City Walls
Old City Walls		 Different Strokes for Different Folks
Different Strokes for Different Folks		 Russian Volga Car
Russian Volga Car		 XIMG_2711.jpg
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Kalon Mosque
Kalon Mosque		 XIMG_2719.jpg
XIMG_2719.jpg		 XIMG_2720.jpg
XIMG_2720.jpg		 Inner Courtyard
Inner Courtyard
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XIMG_2726.jpg		 XIMG_2728.jpg
XIMG_2728.jpg		 XIMG_2731.jpg
XIMG_2731.jpg		 XIMG_2738.jpg
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Pavilion
Pavilion		 Looking Back Towards the Entrance
Looking Back Towards the Entrance		 XIMG_2744.jpg
XIMG_2744.jpg		 XIMG_2745.jpg
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XIMG_2746.jpg		 XIMG_2751.jpg
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XIMG_2753.jpg		 XIMG_2755.jpg
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XIMG_2757.jpg		 XIMG_2758.jpg
XIMG_2758.jpg		 XIMG_2762.jpg
XIMG_2762.jpg		 Caravanserai
Caravanserai
Ulug Beg Madrassa
Ulug Beg Madrassa		 Ulug Beg Madrassa
Ulug Beg Madrassa		 XIMG_2778.jpg
XIMG_2778.jpg		 Abdul Asiz Madrassa
Abdul Asiz Madrassa
Unrestored Interior
Unrestored Interior		 XIMG_2786.jpg
XIMG_2786.jpg		 XIMG_2788.jpg
XIMG_2788.jpg		 XIMG_2793.jpg
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Caravanserai
Caravanserai		 XIMG_2794.jpg
XIMG_2794.jpg		 Hujra Cell
Hujra Cell		 XIMG_2801.jpg
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XIMG_2802.jpg		 Magok-I-Attari Mosque
Magok-I-Attari Mosque		 XIMG_2816.jpg
XIMG_2816.jpg		 XIMG_2818.jpg
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XIMG_2819.jpg		 XIMG_2821.jpg
XIMG_2821.jpg		 Mulberry Tree Planted in 1477
Mulberry Tree Planted in 1477		 Hand Over Heart
Hand Over Heart
The Wise Fool
The Wise Fool		 Nadir Divanbegi Madrassa
Nadir Divanbegi Madrassa		 Interior of Madrassa
Interior of "Madrassa"		 Restoration
Restoration
Chor Minor (Four Minarets)
Chor Minor (Four Minarets)		 XIMG_2850.jpg
XIMG_2850.jpg		 Chor Minor Towers
Chor Minor Towers		 XIMG_2857.jpg
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Early Window
Early Window		 Hair
"Hair"		 XIMG_2871.jpg
XIMG_2871.jpg		 XIMG_2873.jpg
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