1881 Reclus print RUINS IN BUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN (#50)

Description: Reclus06_50 1881 Reclus print RUINS IN BUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN (#50) Nice view titled Bokhara. - ruines dans l'interieur de la ville, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. page size is 27.5 x 18.5 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes / The Earth and Its Inhabitants, great work of Elisee Reclus. Click here or image for larger version Bukhara, Uzbek BUKHORO, also spelled BUCHARA, or BOKHARA, city and administrative centre, Bukhoro oblasti (province), Uzbekistan, on the Shakhrud Canal in the delta of the Zeravshan River, at the centre of Bukhara oasis. Founded not later than the 1st century AD, it was already a major trade and crafts centre when the Arabs captured it in 709. The capital of the Samanid dynasty in the 9th-10th century, it later was seized by the Qarakhanids and Karakitais before falling to Genghis Khan in 1220 and to Timur (Tamerlane) in 1370. In 1506 Bukhara was conquered by the Uzbek Shaybanids, who, from the mid-16th century, made it the capital of their state, which became known as the khanate of Bukhara. Bukhara attained its greatest importance in the late 16th century, when the Shaybanids' possessions included most of present-day Central Asia as well as northern Persia and Afghanistan. The emir Mohammed Rahim freed himself from Persian vassalage in the mid-18th century and founded the Mangit dynasty. In 1868 the khanate was made a Russian protectorate, and in 1920 the emir was overthrown by Red Army troops. Bukhara remained the capital of the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic, which replaced the khanate, until the republic was absorbed into the Uzbek S.S.R. in 1924. It remained the capital when Uzbekistan gained independence in 1991. The city grew rapidly after the discovery in the late 1950s of natural gas nearby. The old town still retains much of its former aspect, with its mosques, madaris (Muslim theological schools), flat-roofed houses of sun-dried bricks, and remains of covered bazaars. Among important buildings are the Ismail Samani Mausoleum (9th-10th century); the Kalyan minaret (1127) and mosque; the Ulugh Beg (1417), Kukeldash (16th century), Abdulaziz-Khan (1652), and Miri-Arab (1536) madaris; and the Ark, the city fortress, which is the oldest structure in Bukhara. The city's economy is based on a number of food and light-industrial undertakings, including a large works processing Karakul lambs' fleece. Bukhara is also growing in importance as the largest city in a natural gas region. Certain traditional handicrafts, such as gold embroidery and metalworking, are still practiced. Cultural amenities include a teacher-training institute, a theatre, and a museum. Pop. (1991 est.) 249,600.

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