Varakhsha

Varakhsha, also Varasha or Varahsha, was an ancient city in the Bukhara oasis in , founded in the 1st century BCE. It is located 39 kilometers to the northwest of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Uzbekistan
  • Also known as: “Varahsha” and “Varaxsho”

Varakhsha

Latitude
39.86368° or 39° 51′ 49″ north
Longitude
64.07333° or 64° 4′ 24″ east
Open location code
8JF6V37F+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 292686319
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q4103586
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Varakhsha” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فاراخشا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Varaxşa”
  • Belarusian: “Варахша”
  • Catalan: “Varakhsha”
  • Finnish: “Varaxsha”
  • French: “Varakhcha”
  • German: “Warachscha”
  • Hebrew: “וראחשה”
  • Italian: “Varahša”
  • Italian: “Varakhsha”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Varaxsha”
  • Kazakh: “Варахша”
  • Kirghiz: “Варахша”
  • Persian: “ورخشه”
  • Persian: “ورشه”
  • Persian: “ورهشه”
  • Portuguese: “Varakhcha”
  • Russian: “Варахша”
  • Slovenian: “Varahša”
  • Tatar: “Вараһша шәһәрчеге археологик аланы”
  • Uzbek: “Varaxsha”

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Highlights include Cathedral Mosque KYZBIBI and Qizbibi Complex.

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