Around the world · Drawing 28 of 32
A Square in Bukhara
Uzbekistan · Asia
In Bukhara, the Kalyan Minaret, a tall mosque tower, rises above the square. Long ago, the city was a stop on the Silk Roads, trade routes between many places.
Did you know?
Goods and ideas travelled along the Silk Roads.
Look together
What could people exchange along these routes?
An idea to try
Invent a border with one pattern repeated five times.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Bukhara in Uzbekistan was a centre of trade and culture on the Silk Roads. The Kalyan Minaret is known for its brick decoration. This scene combines features of Poi Kalyan square; distances and ornament are simplified.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed; details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place. The map dot gives only an approximate location.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- UNESCO: Historic Centre of BukharaPlace, landscape or monument and the factual explanation on this page.
Page prepared on October 3, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book Around the World to Colour
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