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Bukhara · Places to Visit

8 Best Places to Visit in Bukhara

The top Places to Visit in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, ranked by traveler ratings and how many people rated them. Every spot is a real, verified venue — facts checked against live Google data.

The list

  1. Ark of Bukhara — Bukhara attraction
    Bukhara · ★ 4.6

    Ark of Bukhara

    The Ark of Bukhara is open daily from 9am to 6pm, and the calmest time to explore its dusty ramparts is right at opening, between 9am and 10am. 4.6★ (4,842 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  2. Kalan Minaret — Bukhara attraction
    Bukhara · ★ 4.8

    Kalan Minaret

    The Kalan Minaret rises 48 meters over Bukhara's old city at Khakikat Str. 9, next to the Kalan Mosque and Mir-i-Arab Madrasa. 4.8★ (1,980 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  3. Chor Minor Monument — Bukhara attraction
    Bukhara · ★ 4.6

    Chor Minor Monument

    Chor Minor is a small, four-turreted gatehouse tucked in a residential lane a few minutes' walk east of Bukhara's Lyabi-Hauz. 4.6★ (2,280 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  4. Ismail Samani Mausoleum — Bukhara attraction
    Bukhara · ★ 4.7

    Ismail Samani Mausoleum

    The Ismail Samani Mausoleum sits in Bukhara's Samanid Park, open daily 8am–6pm, and takes only 20–30 minutes to see properly. 4.7★ (1,541 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  5. Bolo Hauz Mosque — Bukhara attraction
    Bukhara · ★ 4.8

    Bolo Hauz Mosque

    Bolo Hauz Mosque sits on the northwestern edge of Bukhara's Ark fortress, facing a long stone pool that gives the site its name ("bolo hauz" means "by the pool"). 4.8★ (858 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  6. Labi Hovuz — Bukhara attraction
    Bukhara · ★ 4.6

    Labi Hovuz

    Labi Hovuz is Bukhara's old stone pool plaza, ringed by mulberry trees, a 16th-century madrasah, and the Nadir Divan-Beghi khanaka. 4.6★ (940 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  7. Toqi Zargaron — Bukhara hidden gem
    Bukhara · ★ 4.5

    Toqi Zargaron

    Toqi Zargaron, the "Dome of the Jewelers," is one of Bukhara's four surviving domed trading arcades, tucked into the old city's covered bazaar circuit. 4.5★ (158 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  8. Bukhara Tower — Bukhara hidden gem
    Bukhara · ★ 4.1

    Bukhara Tower

    Bukhara Tower is a modern observation/water tower on the edge of the old city, open daily 8am–10pm, and it's the easiest way to see Bukhara's mud-brick skyline and desert horizon from above. 4.1★ (206 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

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