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![Hierarchy of Bukhara (general region)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Bukhara (general region) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 39 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.5000 decimal degrees |
Long: 064 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 64.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area of central Asia; was a province of Persian Empire with capital at Maracanda; conquered by Cyrus 525 BCE; invaded by Alexander the Great 329 BCE; ruled by satrap of Bactria and later by Parthians and Persians; became powerful Islamic kingdom 9th-10th century. |
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Bukhara (preferred,C,V)
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Buchara (C,V)
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Bokhara (C,V)
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Boukhara (C,V)
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Bukharskiy Rayon (C,V)
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Bukhoro Rayoni (C,V)
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Sogdiana (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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![Hierarchy of Asia (continent)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Bukhara (general region) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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general region (preferred, C) |
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kingdom (H) |
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republic (H) |
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of USSR, 1920 to 1924, when it became part of Uzbek SSR |
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Related geographic places: |
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distinguished from .... |
Sogdiana .......... (historical region) |
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(World, Asia) [7022244] |
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