Buxoro Region is divided into 11 administrative districts and two district-level cities. The capital isBukhara, with a population of around 284,100 (as of 2021).[3] Other major towns includeOlot,Qorakoʻl (Karakul),Galaosiyo,Gazli,Gʻijduvon (pop. ~40,600, as of late 2005),Kogon (pop. ~62,300, as of 2021),[3]Romitan,Shofirkon, andVobkent.
The old city ofBukhara is aUNESCO World Heritage Site, famous as a "living museum" and a center forinternational tourism. There are numerous historical and architectural monuments in and around the city and adjacent districts.
Ulugbek Madrasah is a memorial toAbdul Khaliq Ghijduwani, located in the city ofGijduvon in the Bukhara region ofUzbekistan. It is one of the ancient and renowned madrasas ofBukhara, also known as the "Fayziya Madrasah." Presently, it is also referred to as the Mirzo Ulugbek Madrasa.[8][9]This prestigious educational institution was built in theHijri year 836 (corresponding to 1432/33 in theGregorian calendar) beside the grave of ShaykhAbdul Khaliq Ghijduwani, with a two-story structure made of baked bricks.[10][11] The Ulugbek Madrasah, established byUlugh Beg, is the third and lastmadrasa he founded, relatively smaller and simpler compared to the Ulugbek Madrasah inBukhara andSamarkand.[12][13][14]
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