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Jurabek Caravanserai

A merchant's caravanserai in central Bukhara where karakul fur was traded before 1920; restored in 2018–2019, it now houses a miniature painting school.

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About the place

Jurabek Arabov, one of the wealthy merchants of Bukhara, built this caravanserai in the historic centre. Until the revolution of 1920 it was a wholesale market for karakul lambskin, and a branch of the Union Bank worked on the upper floor.

After a full repair in 2018–2019 the building became home to a school of miniature painting, so you may see artists at work. It stands a few minutes south-east of Lyabi Hauz.

Why go

  • A pre-1920 karakul trading house
  • A working school of miniature painting
  • Near Lyabi Hauz

Sources (4)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.ru.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.uz.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.openstreetmap.org

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