Karakul Gate
The Karakul Gate (Karakul; Korakul; Hajj) (Uzbek: Qorako'l darvozasi) is a fortress gate in Bukhara (Uzbekistan), erected in the second half of the 16th century (between 1558-1575), under the Uzbek ruler Abdullah Khan II, in the then capital of the Bukhara Khanate. They were installed on the southwestern part of the Bukhara fortress wall. They are one of the 2 well-preserved and 11 gates of Bukhara that have ever existed. These are also one of the two gates to which the main forces of the Red Army, under the command of MV Frunze, were sent during the Bukhara operation. Renovated in 1975 by master A. Asrarov. They are located on Mirokon Street of the Somoniylar Bogi Mahalla.
The gate got its name from the Karakul city of the same name, through which merchants who came to Bukhara from the Middle and Middle East and Hajj pilgrims passed towards Mecca and Medina.
The architectural monument is included in the "National List of real estate objects of tangible cultural heritage of Uzbekistan" and is part of the "Historical Center of Bukhara", included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is currently an object of tourist display.
The state program provided for research, major restoration and restoration of the gates in 2019.
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Tours where you can visit this place:
Karakul Gate
Tashkent — Bukhara — Samarkand — Shakhrisabz
- 720$
- 7d.
Karakul Gate
Tashkent — Bukhara — Samarkand
- 640$
- 7d.
Karakul Gate
Tashkent — Bukhara — Samarkand — Khiva — Khorezm
- 730$
- 7d.
Karakul Gate
Tashkent — Bukhara — Samarkand
- 500$
- 5d.
Karakul Gate
Bukhara — Samarkand — Shakhrisabz
- 480$
- 5d.
Karakul Gate
Bukhara — Samarkand — Khiva
- 440$
- 5d.
Karakul Gate
Tashkent — Bukhara — Samarkand — Khiva
- 590$
- 6d.
Karakul Gate
Tashkent — Bukhara — Samarkand — Shakhrisabz
- 1150$
- 7d.
