Bukhara is a city located in the south-west of Uzbekistan, about 200 km. away from Samarkand, in 600 km. from Tashkent (capital of Uzbekistan). Bukhara is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, the Star of the Islamic World and the sacred city of Central Asia. Bukhara for many centuries has been considered not only the center of science, education and art. It was also a world trade center. Remember: through this city the Great Silk Road passed.