All the four M's of Bukhara

Bukhara (/bʊˈxɑːrə/ buu-KHAR-ə) is the seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan by population, with 280,187 residents as of 1 January 2020. The Bukhara region has been inhabited for at least five millennia, and the city has existed for half that time. Located on the Silk Road, the city has long served as a center of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion. Bukhara served as the capital of the Uzbek states such as the Khanate of Bukhara, the Emirate of Bukhara and later the Bukhara People’s Soviet Republic. The city has been known as "Noble Bukhara" (Bukhārā-ye sharīf). Bukhara has about 140 architectural monuments. UNESCO has listed the historic center of Bukhara (which contains numerous mosques and madrasas) as a World Heritage Site.

Wir haben in einem halben Tag alle Ms in Bukhara angeschaut: Moscheen, Minarette, Mausoleen und Medresen. Fünf Stunden lang hat uns Sergej mit seinem Wissen über Grösse, Höhe, Bauzeit, Nutzung und Zwischennutzung, Renovationen und wer wann was zerstört hat, beeindruckt:
- Minarett Kalân, der Todesturm, von dem Verurteilte an Markttagen heruntergeworfen wurden
- Kalân Moschee
- Mir-i Arab Medrese
- Lyab-i Hauz Komplex mit der Kukeldash Medrese
- Bahoutdin Architectural Complex mit Khakim Kushbegi Moschee und der Muzaffarkan Moschee
- Boboyi Poradoz Mausoleum
- Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum
- Ismail Samani Mausoleum
- Bolo Haouz Moschee
- Char Minarett
- Magok-i-Attari Moschee
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