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Lyab-i Hauz, the trading domes, Kalyan Minaret, and the walls of the Ark of Bukhara are linked in a diagram of the city's flows of water, trade, and power.

Old Bukhara: Water, Trade, and Power

From Lyab-i Hauz through the trading domes and the Ark of Bukhara to Chashma-Ayub

3 hr 40 min2.7 km
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  1. Chashma-Ayub: story on the “Old Bukhara: Water, Trade, and Power” route

    The final stop brings together the spring, a pilgrimage legend, and an old written dispute over the shrine.

  2. Lyab-i Hauz: story on the “Old Bukhara: Water, Trade, and Power” route

    The reservoir will set the main theme of the walk: who owned the land and water, and at what cost the city obtained them.

  3. Nadir Divan-Begi Madrasah: story on the “Old Bukhara: Water, Trade, and Power” route

    Its layout makes it possible to distinguish the building's original design from the purpose assigned to it at court.

  4. Ark of Bukhara: story on the “Old Bukhara: Water, Trade, and Power” route

    The surviving and empty parts of the citadel reveal the former ruler's court and the consequences of the final assault.

  5. Magok-i Attari Mosque: story on the “Old Bukhara: Water, Trade, and Power” route

    Here you will see how the canceled demolition and the rising level of the city changed the entrances to the old mosque.

  6. Poi Kalyan: story on the “Old Bukhara: Water, Trade, and Power” route

    The complex shows why the main mosque was moved away from the citadel and which structure survived its destruction.

  7. Bolo Hauz Mosque: story on the “Old Bukhara: Water, Trade, and Power” route

    The mosque will connect vanished court ceremony with the Friday prayer that continues here.

  8. The Trading Domes of Bukhara: story on the “Old Bukhara: Water, Trade, and Power” route

    The sequence of markets will show how money, textiles, and jewelry were linked by one street.

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