After Mecqua, Medina, Jerusalem and Hebron, Bukhara is a sacred city for Muslims. There are a lot of mosques et madrassah

and the Abdullah Khan madrassah

There a some mausoleum in Bukhara, i.e. the mausoleum of Ismaïl Samani ...

... and the mausoleum of Bahaoudidine Naqchbandi .

The weather is very hot and dry. There are a lot of house with mud and straw . Some part of the old city walls and canals are still existing.

The Ark is the old fortress.

Near the Ark, is located the Bolo Hauz mosque .

The Poï Kalon

The necropolis of Chor Bakr is more impressive than Shah-i-Zinda.

some other wiews of Bukhara...