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Type Settlement
Scripts بخارى(Arabic) बुख़ारा(Hindi) بخارا(Urdu) Бұхара(Kazakh) Бухара(Russian, Ukrainian)
Meaning & History
From Uzbek Buxoro, itself derived from Persian بخارا (bokhara) of uncertain meaning, possibly from Sogdian βuxārak meaning "place of good fortune". Alternately it may have come from Sanskrit विहार (vihara) referring to a Buddhist monastery. This is the name of a city in Uzbekistan.