Chor Bakr
Chor Bakr got its name from the Bakr brothers. Chor Bakr means 'four brothers'. This Unesco Heritage site is a necropolis. Also known as the city of the dead. Situated 5 km away in the west of Bukhara, this city of the dead had the graves of four descendants of Prophet Mohammad. Thousands of pilgrims visit the complex to pay respects. The family of Djuybars Seyyids played an important role in the city's life. They stayed away from the city. It was in 1560, the Shaybanid Dynasty ruler Abdullah Khan II decided to honour the Djuybar family by building a mosque, madrassah and khanaka here. This was also a gift to his teacher Dujuybar Sheikh Mohammad Islam Khoja who died in 1563. Later Mohammad Islam's son Khodja Bakr Sadi was buried next to his father. And then other members of Bakr family such as Abu Bakr and Tojidin Kahasar were also buried here. Thus the name of the monument.
Khazira is the only feature that distinguishes Chor Bakr from other burial monuments. Khazira is a kind of burial structure surrounded by walls with a single beautiful entrance. A small minaret resembling the Minaret of Kalyan was also attached thus completing 30 structures of this complex. A string of poplars, willow and fruit trees complete the city of the dead.
Walk
11 kms from Bukhara city
2hr 15 min via Ulitsa Bakhauddina Nakshbandi
2 hr 17 min via Khodja Nurobobod Street and Ulits Bakhauddina Nakshbandi
2 hr 18 min via Suleymon Murodov Street
Car
16.6 km from Bukhara city
22 min via A-380 and M-37
23 min via AH5/E60/M37
24 min via A-380
Sunday: Open 24 hours
Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Day time visit is recommended unless you want to experience a mysterious night adventure.
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