Bukhara

• It is the capital of Bukhara state and is the fifth most populous city in Uzbekistan.

• It is adjacent to the Zeravshan River and has a population of 263,000, according to the 2009 census.

• Bukhara is located on the Silk Road, and has been characterized as an important commercial center in addition to being a center for studies, culture and religious sciences.

• The old part of the city, which contains mosques and ancient schools, has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

• The population of the city consists of Tajiks who speak Tajik and Uzbeks, who speak the Uzbek language.

• Most of the narratives agree that the first Muslims to cross the river to the mountains of Bukhara was Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, the governor of Khurasan in the year 54 AH / 674 AD.

• Yaqut al-Hamwi said in the first part of Mo'jam Al Boldan:

• Bukhara: It is the greatest city beyond the river and between it and River Gihon two days from this side, and it was the base of the king of the Samanid Empire.

• Bukhara has more than (140) architectural monuments, the most famous of which are:

- The dome of the Samanids

- Namazakah Mosque

- Baland Mosque

- The Tomb of Al-Bukhari

• Bukhara celebrities:

- Bukhari

- Zamakhshari

- Aladdin Al-Bukhari

- Ibn Sina Al-Balkhi

- Bo Zakaria Al-Bukhari

- Bahaa Al-Din Al-Naqshband

- Abu Ali Al-Balami

- Muhammad Aufi