Ancient City Of Bukhara In Uzbekistan Royalty-Free Stock Photography

This photo was taken on July, 2015 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Bukhara is the capital of the Bukhara Region (viloyat) of Uzbekistan. Bukhara is a city-museum, with about 140 architectural monuments.[1] The nation's fifth-largest city, it had a population as of 24 April 2014 of approximately 272,710.[citation needed] Humans have inhabited the region around Bukhara for at least five millennia, and the city has existed for half that time. Located on the Silk Road, the city has long served as a center of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion. UNESCO has listed the historic center of Bukhara (which contains numerous mosques and madrassas) as a World Heritage Site.