Bukhara biography of donald
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Bukhara, Uzbekistan, is one of the oldest cities in the world. Estimated to have been founded more than years ago, it can compete even with Rome due to its lengthy history. It&#;s of course a lot older than Paris or London, and about three times as old as Moscow. There aren&#;t many cities that come close to Bukhara in terms of age, and also former significance – since it was one of the main trading hubs along the Silk Road.
You can read all about facts and figures of this delightful ancient city on the net. Here though, I&#;ll go through what remains in my memory from what we were told by our guide, adding just bits from the www to fill in any gaps.
So, Bukhara&#;s heyday was in the era of the Samanid Empire (late 9th to end of the 10th century), which was a time of peace. Accordingly, trade bloomed, as did progress in technology, medicine and art. Bukhara was both the capital and the main center of culture and learning of the Saminids, which, incidentally, stretched across rather a wide territory, covering parts of today&#;s (get ready!&#;): Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan (most of today&#;s Bukhara&#;s inhabitants, curiously, speak Tajik) Iran, Turkmenistan, Kirgizstan, Kazakhstan, and of course Uzbekistan.
// Btw: if I get any of my historical facts wron
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Bukhara: Copper increase in intensity Merchants
By Madina Burkhanova
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The Jewish Story of Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Bukhara is an ancient city in the central Asian country of Uzbekistan. It was a prominent stop on the Silk Road trade route between the East and the West, and a major medieval center for Islamic theology and culture. It still contains hundreds of well-preserved mosques, madrassas, bazaars and caravanserais, dating largely from the 9th to the 17th centuries.
Though the community has decreased significantly over the years, the city of Jewish Bukhara once had a thriving Jewish population. The Bukharan Jews are considered one of the oldest ethno-religious groups of Central Asia and over the years they have developed their own distinct culture. Throughout the years, Jews from other Eastern countries such as Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Syria, and Morocco migrated into Central Asia (by way of the Silk Road).
While some Bukharan Jews relate their own ancestry to the period of the Assyrian captivity and exiles from the tribes of Naphtali and Issachar, basing this assumption on a reading of &#;Habor&#; at II Kings as a reference to Bukhara, Bukharan Jewish tradition generally associates their establishment in the country with the emigration of Persian Jews, fleeing the persecutions of King Peroz I (– CE). Some scholars believe Jews settled in Cen