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FIGURE 9
Map of Uzbekistan (www.orsam.org.tr).
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The history of Bukhara dates back to 50,000 to 10,000 years. There are
530 historic monuments in the city, 130 of which are in the World Heritage
List by UNESCO. Palaces, bazaars, madrasahs, and mosques are some of
the examples to these monuments, which were built during the 5th and
the twentieth centuries B.C. by different states. The historic buildings in
Bukhara are the most beautiful examples from the medieval times. More-
over, Bukhara is listed as a World Heritage Site not only because of its
historic buildings but also because it was the center of handcrafts, religion,
trade, and science (Babaev, 2008).
A triangle tablet and some other archeological remains found by Akhro-
rov proved that in ancient times, 50,000-10,000 years ago, while Bukhara
was a desolate steppe, the region was inhabited by people who could farm
and use natural resources and materials such as stones (Tashkenbayev,
1997).
Around 4500-4000 B.C., the steppes of Bukhara were fertilized by
digging ditches. Around 3500-2500 B.C., the first city civilizations were
founded in the Mawarannahr region also known as “Lapis Lazuli Road”
(Gorshenina and Rapin, 2008).
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