Ancient and Unique Uzbekistan: The Fergana Region I

The architectural ensemble of Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, also known as Naqshbandi is located 12 km northeast of the historical center of Bukhara in the Qasr-i Arifan village of the Kagan region. The ensemble was formed in the period of the XVI-XIX centuries and includes:

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  Khanqah, XVI century.
  
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  Mausoleum of Baha-ud-Din Naqshbandi of the 16th century, as well as the burial place of the rulers of the Uzbek dynasties Sheibanids, Ashtarkhanids, and Mangits.
  
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  Muzaffar Khan Mosque, mid-19th century.
  
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  Hakim Kushbegi Mosque, 19th century.
  

On the territory of the ensemble, there is the burial place of the famous theologian, Sufi, and mystic Khoja Baha-ud-Din Naqshbandi, who lived in the XIV century.

The architectural ensemble of Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari. This photo is courtesy of the Head Department of Tourism and Sports of Bukhara Region of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The exposition of the museum was opened on the territory of the architectural complex in 1993 for the 675th anniversary of Baha-ud-Din Naqshbandi. It tells about Sufism and Sufi spiritual brotherhoods that existed in Central Asia and, in particular, about the Naqshbandiya brotherhood.
This is the only museum in Uzbekistan dedicated to the history of Sufism and Sufi culture. The exposition of the museum displays items of archeology, everyday life and ethnography, arts and crafts, as well as books and documents.
The Water Supply Museum of the Bukhara Oasis was opened in the architectural monument Chashma Ayub (XII-XVI centuries), located in the northwestern part of Bukhara.

Chashma Ayub. This photo is courtesy of the Head Department of Tourism and Sports of Bukhara Region of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The name “Chashma Ayub” (“source of Job)” arose from the assumption that the foot of the prophet Job stepped here. Several tombstones have been preserved in the mausoleum, and it was a place of pilgrimage for Muslims.
The museum exposition tells about the history of the water supply of the Bukhara oasis in the X-XX centuries. Visitors will get acquainted here with the history of buildings of ancient reservoirs, wells, water structures, irrigation systems of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The exposition includes such exhibits as leather wineskins for transporting water of the 18th-20th centuries, copper and clay vessels for storing water, clay kuburs (pipes), and much more.