Walking in Bukhara
Brick mausoleums, madrasahs and trading domes in a compact historic centre. 16 places and 3 walks.
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Walking times exclude visits and are estimates. Check access, opening hours, terrain and weather before leaving. Map services may calculate a different path between stops.
Western Bukhara: mausoleums and the Ark ↗
From the brick Samanid Mausoleum past Chashma-Ayub and Bolo Hauz to the citadel walls.
Poi-Kalyan and the paired madrasahs ↗
A short architectural walk around the minaret, mosque, Mir-i-Arab and neighbouring madrasahs.
Trading domes, Lyabi Hauz and Chor Minor ↗
From trading domes past an old mosque to the pool and the four towers of Chor Minor.
Places in this guide
- Ark of Bukhara
- Bolo Hauz Mosque
- Samanid Mausoleum
- Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum
- Kalyan Minaret
- Kalyan Mosque
- Mir-i-Arab Madrasah
- Ulugbek Madrasah
- Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah
- Toqi Zargaron
- Toqi Telpak Furushon
- Magoki Attori Mosque
- Toqi Sarrofon
- Lyabi Hauz
- Nadir Divan Begi Madrasah
- Chor Minor
Sources and limitations
This is a curated collection, not an exhaustive list of city attractions. Routes use OpenStreetMap pedestrian geometry. Building heights may be estimated, and detailed models are approximate reconstructions.