Bukhara was founded in the 10th century and much of the city center remains as it was in the 18th century. The city is one of the best places to experience what pre-Russian Turkestan must have been like. Most of the buildings in the center of Bukhara were built out of brown colored mud and include a huge royal fortress, numerous old medressas, several ancient public baths and the remains of a large market complex. All in all there are some 140 protected buildings in Bukhsara, of which the most interesting are the 17th-century Labi-hauz plaza, three interesting bazaars, where you can buy nice carpets, the 47 m (154 feet) high Kalan minaret, which was once Asia's tallest building and the mausoleum of Ismail Samani, which was completed around 905, making it Bukhara's oldest surviving building.
There are several hotels and restaurants in Bukhara. The people are generally very friendlt. Bukhara has rail connections with Samarkand, Tashkent and Nukus, as well as Almaty in Kazakhstan. It is also possible to get to Bukhara by bus or plane. Bukhara is 450 km southwest of Tashkent.
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