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Bukhara Region · Archaeology

  • VarakhshaArchaeology

    Bukhara Region, west of BukharaUNESCO World Heritage

    Varakhsha

    Ruins of a pre-Islamic palace town on the edge of the desert west of Bukhara, once the seat of the local rulers; its wall paintings are now in museums.

  • PaikendArchaeology

    Karakul districtUNESCO World Heritage

    Paikend

    The excavated site of a walled merchant city south-west of Bukhara that thrived on caravan trade for many centuries; a small site museum explains the finds.

  • VardanzeArchaeology

    Shafirkan District

    Vardanze

    The hill of an ancient town 40 km north-east of Bukhara, seat of the Vardan-khudat rulers, abandoned to the advancing sands by the 19th century.

  • GishtitepaArchaeology

    Gishti village, Gijduvan district

    Gishtitepa

    A medieval archaeological mound in the village of Gishti, Gijduvan district, protected as a national heritage site.