🏛️ Historic Centre of Bukhara

Uzbekistan · Asia · Cultural · 39.77°N, 64.42°E

Bukhara is the seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan by population, with 305,500 residents as of 2026. It is the capital of Bukhara Region. Since ancient times, Bukhara was one of the most prosperous cities in Transoxiana alongside neighbouring Samarkand owing to its location on Silk Road. Today its historic core is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Quick facts

Country	Uzbekistan
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	39.77°N, 64.42°E · view on map

Historic Centre of Bukhara is a cultural World Heritage site in Uzbekistan, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Historic Centre of Bukhara was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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