History and culture — Uzbekistan

Monuments, museums, madrasahs, shrines and craft heritage.

32 places found

Bahouddin Naqshband Complex, Buxoro — Mosque
Mosque

Bahouddin Naqshband Complex

A revered pilgrimage and Sufi heritage site.

● Open · 09:00-18:00
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Nadir Divan-Begi Madrasah, Buxoro — Madrasah
Madrasah

Nadir Divan-Begi Madrasah

Famed for the mythical Humo birds soaring across its portal.

● Open · 09:00-21:00
15,000 UZSLearn more →
Toqi Telpak Furushon, Buxoro — Monument
Monument

Toqi Telpak Furushon

The cap-sellers' dome at a meeting of five old streets.

● Open · 09:00-19:00
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Chor Minor, Buxoro — Monument
Monument

Chor Minor

A one-of-a-kind gatehouse with four blue-domed towers (1807).

● Open · 08:00-20:00
15,000 UZSLearn more →
Gallery

Bukhara Photo Gallery

Images of old Bukhara, from 19th-century negatives to modern work.

● Open · 10:00-19:00
10,000 UZSLearn more →
Modari Khan Madrasah, Buxoro — Madrasah
Madrasah

Modari Khan Madrasah

One wing of a paired ensemble, built for the mother of Abdullah Khan II.

● Open · 09:00-18:00
10,000 UZSLearn more →
Ulugh Beg Madrasah, Buxoro — Madrasah
Madrasah

Ulugh Beg Madrasah

The oldest surviving madrasah in Central Asia, built in 1417.

● Open · 09:00-18:00
20,000 UZSLearn more →
Khoja Zayniddin Mosque, Buxoro — Mosque
Mosque

Khoja Zayniddin Mosque

A 16th-century quarter mosque with remarkably original decoration.

● Open · 05:00-22:00
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Toqi Sarrofon, Buxoro — Monument
Monument

Toqi Sarrofon

The money-changers' dome — a medieval currency exchange.

● Open · 09:00-19:00
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Museum of Blacksmith Art, Buxoro — Museum
Museum

Museum of Blacksmith Art

A working forge museum run by a hereditary blacksmith family.

● Open · 09:00-18:00
15,000 UZSLearn more →
Gallery

Miniature Art Gallery

Works and masterclasses of the Bukhara miniature school.

● Open · 09:00-19:00
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Bukhara Museum of Fine Arts, Buxoro — Museum
Museum

Bukhara Museum of Fine Arts

Painting and applied art in a 1912 former trading house.

● Open · 09:00-18:00
25,000 UZSLearn more →