Minzifa

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Bukhara's most charming and professional restaurant is this perennially popular place with a fantastic roof terrace overlooking the sunset-framed domes of the Sarrafon hammam. The menu stretches to dishes like chicken with cream sauce and walnuts, and has plenty of meat-free options such as vegetable shashlyk. Reserve at least a day or two ahead during high season.

Be sure to save space for dessert (such as apples, pears and bananas with sour cream, honey and walnuts) or smoke a shisha while snacking on a selection of Uzbek traditional sweets like halva and sherbet.

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  • Kalon Minaret and the Poi Kalon religious complex, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

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  • Char Minar in the historic city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

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  • Poi Kalon Mosque and Minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

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  • Maghok-i-Attar

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  • Lyab-i Hauz, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

    Lyabi-Hauz

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    Lyabi-Hauz, a plaza built around a pool in 1620 (the name is Tajik for ‘around the pool’), is the most peaceful and interesting spot in town – shaded…

  • Ismail Samani Mausoleum

    Ismail Samani Mausoleum

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  • Fayzulla Khojaev House

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2. Jewish Community Centre & Synagogue

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3. Puppet Museum

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4. Nadir Divanbegi Khanaka

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6. Lyabi-Hauz

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7. Bukhara Museum of Fine Art

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This museum of art has a worthy collection of mostly 20th-century paintings by Bukharan and Russian artists, including the atmospheric works of Pavel…

8. Photo Gallery

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