Bukhara is the capital of Bukhara Region in southeastern Uzbekistan, on the Zeravshan River about 140 miles west of Samarkand, with a population of 305,500 as of 2026, making it the country's seventh largest city. Bukhara flourished as one of the most prosperous cities of Transoxiana on Silk Road trade routes and became a major center of Islamic scholarship during the Islamic Golden Age, the birthplace of the hadith scholar Imam Bukhari. Its historic core, with about 140 surviving architectural monuments including the Kalan Minaret, the Samanid Mausoleum and the Ark fortress, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Founding YearThe infobox dates founding only to the 6th century BC, with no single year attested. 550 BC (the century midpoint) is stored as an approximation, since the founding year has no way to record precision for a claim like this. In the Other Atlases
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The entire family later emigrated to Janah, Iran and thereafter to Bukhara in modern Uzbekistan.
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Bukhara ( buu-KHAR-ə) is the seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan by population, with 305,500 residents as of 2026.
Infobox, area_total_km2
143.0
Infobox, elevation_m
225
Infobox, established_date (Founded)
6th century BC
Infobox, coordinates
39|46|00|N|64|25|23|E
Infobox, population_total
305,500
Infobox, population_as_of
2026
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