Bukhara Region

El-Nur Handicraft Center - Preserving Cultural Heritage through Creativity

El-Nur Craft Center is dedicated to the revival and preservation of cultural heritage items that carry the spirit of tradition and craftsmanship. We create unique products that combine aesthetics and functionality, inspired by national culture and history.

Sadosh Craft Center - is a space where tradition and modernity come together to create unique handmade products. We specialize in making products from natural fabrics, carefully preserving the cultural heritage of the region.

Our assortment includes national costumes, toys, dolls and women's bags, which find their buyers in tourist centers and help not only to introduce visitors to our culture, but also to support local craft traditions.

The Kalyan Minaret, also known as Katta Minor (literally "Grand Minaret") is the minaret of the Friday Mosque in the historic center of Bukhara, built in 1127 by the Karakhanid Arslan Khan, known for his activities as a town planning.

The terracotta brick minaret is a symbol of Bukhara; the highest with its 45.6 meters and one of the oldest architectural monuments in the city; one of the most remarkable structures of this type in the Muslim East.

Carpet Weaving Museum. The exposition of the carpet museum was opened in 1991 in the ancient mosque of  Maghoki-Attar(XVI century) near the ancient Shahrud canal, in the center of the old city, next to the dome of the Sarraphon money changers. Before the invasion of the Arabs (VIII century), there was a bazaar at this place, where idols, medicinal drugs and spices were sold. There was also a temple of fire worshippers "Moss" ("temple of the moon").

Chor Minor or Char Minar is also known as the Madrasah of Khalif Niyaz-kul. It is located in an alley northeast of the Lyab-i Hauz complex. It is protected as a monument of cultural heritage and is also part of the historic center of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bukhara. In Tajik, the name of the monument means "four minarets", in reference to the four towers of the building.

Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah - a madrasah in Bukhara, named after the Ashtarkhanid ruler Abdulaziz Khan, is a paired ensemble with Ulugbek madrasah. The entrance is distinguished by its high and rich external ornament, yellow paint was used for the first time. A wide variety of techniques were used in the design of the madrasah: carved tiles and carved mosaics, relief majolica, carved marble, alabaster fresco, gilding.

Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum is located near the Samani Mausoleum, in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Its name means Job's well, due to the legend in which Ayub visited this place and made a well by striking the ground with his staff. The water of this well is still pure and is considered healing.