The Adventures of Bukhara

If the Arabian night story is real in life, then it is surely picturised in Bukhara. Well in historical facts, this city was one of the biggest hubs of trading in around in the 9th century through Silk Road. This city is the primary Islamic cultural city and has some of the best places to mark under UNESCO’s world heritage sites. If you are a travel loving person then you may at least take three days to explore Bukhara Tour. But most of the times the travel freaks will not end-up their trip in a day or two. 

The ark of Bukhara is one of the most famous places there, it’s around 5th century old and has one of the biggest mud walls. But this place is considered as a royal structure in Bukhara. Well, it is part of the northern section of the old city of Bukhara. This place has a history of so many rebuilt and destroys, still this place atop the list and remains as a favourite. There is also an ark house and a mosque, both of them is preserved very well. But don’t waste much of your time in the museum. 

Second is Po-i-Kalyan Complex, this is also the reason that you will love to visit Bukhara. Here we leave all decision on you, so that you can decide whether you love this place or go gaga over. Po-i-Kalyan Complex is exceptionally great. This place is also famous because Genghis Khan, back in history, conquered this place and expands the Kalyan Minaret. That time Kalyan Minaret was the tallest building in the world. There is also a Kalan mosque which was built around the 7th century but it is also said that it is older than that. Here some fire-related ritual has been celebrated back there.

If you want some real Arabic royal experience then go to Lyab-I-Complex which means in the Persian language “By the Pond”. Like in India royal dynasties made baoli to reserve freshwater or rainwater. Just like that, you can see the same thing here in Bukhara in the form of Hauz, which is straight, comes from history. By the time passes most of the Hauz despair, but Lyab Hauz is here for centuries and there is also Madrasah of Nadrid Divan-begi. There is a fabulous phoenix bird at the entrance of this madrasah, and then there is a sun in the centre. During the tourist season, which is probably from May to September Lyab Hauz is full of musical shows and dance for the tourist’s entertainment. 

Then your next monument will be Char Minor. Although the minaret of this is small in size this place comes under UNESCO’s world heritage site. You can go inside the Chor Minar also but there has only one souvenir shop. 

One thing which is a bit disappointing is that Bukhara doesn’t have that much of the market, but we have some substitute option for shopping for you. You can go to Old trading domes in Bukhara. It is really beautiful because this place still has the architecture of the ancient time. Here you can purchase traditional bags, artificial Jewellery and some souvenir cards and pictures which you can frame later.

There is the Gold Souk market in the centre of the city, where a vendor sells different types of items some artificial and some of them are edible to eat. All in one Bukhara Tour is an ultimate Arabian royal destination to enjoy.  

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