Bukhara is an ancient and the 7th largest city in Uzbekistan, located about 225 km west of Samarkand. The city was a major center of Islamic theology and culture. Bukhara is rich with its hundreds of well-preserved buildings, as madrasahs, mosque, bazaars and caravanserais, erected in the period from the 9th to the 17th centuries.
The Great Silk Road passed through Bukhara. The historical part of the city is included in the UNESKO World Heritage List.
