Bukhara
Also known as Historic Centre of Bukhara, Old Bukhara
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Uzbekistan
Inscribed
1993
Area
216 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Bukhara is in Bukhara. The nearest other World Heritage site is Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures, about 220 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bukhara · about 319,000 peopleat the site
- Kogon · about 108,000 peopleabout 11 km south-east
- Navoi · about 215,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
- Türkmenabat · about 235,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
- Qarshi · about 386,000 peopleabout 150 km south-east
- Kattaqorgon · about 247,000 peopleabout 160 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
UzbekistanCultural220 km away
UzbekistanCultural221 km away
TajikistanCultural270 km away
TurkmenistanCultural304 km away
UzbekistanCultural388 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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