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Caravanserai "Bukhara"
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    Gulla, Baku, Sabail, AZ1000
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In Icheri Sheher there is a caravanserai named after the ancient Uzbek city of Bukhara. Ancient not only by name, but also by its history, this place retains its original appearance. According to historians, this caravanserai was built in the 15th century by merchants who came to Baku from Central Asia. The building was also named after Bukhara, the capital of Uzbekistan at that time. The fact that this caravanserai consisted of one floor indicates that the other floor of the building was underground. Because all eastern caravanserais have their own unique architectural structure. The lower floor will be used as a warehouse, on the upper floor there were guest rooms, and in the courtyard there is a pool. The Bukhara caravanserai, consisting of 17 rooms, built in front of the Multani caravanserai, unlike the second, was built in the shape of a circle. According to medieval architecture, the room heating system was interconnected. Such heating system was quite well equipped. Under the wall of each room there were stoves (bukharas), and their chimney was inside the wall. An open flame heated the entire wall, and thus one stove heated the other two rooms. Now such stoves are modernized and work on gas, not on wood, however, the system itself remains the same.

In the middle of the courtyard there is a pool belonging to the entire eastern caravanserai. The peculiarity of this pool is that it remained the same as during its construction in the fifteenth century. His construction style is still amazing and charming. Despite the fact that water flows from the fountain, the pool does not fill up, and the water remains at a certain level. And at this time it is not visible where and how the water flows.

In the courtyard of this caravanserai there is a gallery consisting of our national clothes and handicrafts attracts attention. The caravanserai organized such a gallery taking into account the flow of tourists. The gallery itself is an excellent tool for promoting the ancient traditions, culture and crafts of Azerbaijan. At the moment, high-ranking guests, including presidents, are arriving in the caravanserai. Even former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who visited Baku in 1992, came to the caravanserai and dined in one of its rooms.

Like Multani, from Soviet times to our time, the caravanserai of Bukhara also functioned as a caravanserai-restaurant. Currently, the caravanserai is under the control of the State Historical and Architectural Reserve Icherisheher under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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