Name: | Bukhara |
Local name (Old Uzbek): | ﺍﺭﺎﺧﻮﺑ |
Bordering countries and territories: | Khiva, Russian Turkistan, Afghanistan |
Status: | until 1868 - sovereign state; 1868-1917 - Russian protectorate; 1917-1920 - sovereign state; 1920-1924 - formally independent soviet republic |
Surface: | 182 ths. sq. km |
Population (1920): | around 2.2 million |
Capital: | Bukhara (ﺍﺭﺎﺧﻮﺑ) |
Official language: | Chagatai (Old Uzbek) |