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Bukhara

American  
[boo-kahr-uh, boo-, boo-khah-ruh] / bʊˈkɑr ə, bu-, buˈxɑ rə /

noun

  1. a former state in SW Asia: now incorporated into Uzbekistan.

  2. a city in SW Uzbekistan, W of Samarkand.


Bukhara British  
/ bʊˈxɑːrə /

noun

  1. a city in S Uzbekistan. Pop: 299 000 (2005 est)

  2. a former emirate of central Asia: a powerful kingdom and centre of Islam; became a territory of the Soviet Union (1920) and was divided between the former Uzbek, Tajik, and Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republics

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The trial, conducted in the city of Bukhara, started on Nov. 28 and most of the sessions were broadcast live to the press room at the court building and online.

From Reuters • Jan. 31, 2023

Izzeldin Bukhara, 37, who organizes vegetarian cooking classes and food tours of East Jerusalem, makes a point of tapping into the culinary knowledge of older generations.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Chusovitina was born in the Uzbek city Bukhara.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2021

Mirziyoyev has expressed hope of bringing prosperity by opening it up after decades of isolation under Karimov, including by attracting tourists to the blue-domed medieval Silk Road cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.

From Reuters • Apr. 9, 2021

Jack Allison wore that same bracelet, unless I'm much mistaken, on his way down in disguise from Bukhara.

From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot