Hisor Fortress

The former residence of the Bek (governor) of the Bukharan Emir is located 26km west of the capital. The fortress has 1m thick walls with loopholes for guns and cannons to guard it. The main entrance housed large staircases and terraces surrounded by brick which unfortunately have not been preserved. The only thing remaining of the fortress is the majestic baked-brick gates with two cylindrical towers and arch beneath like those which were built in Bukhara in the 18-19th centuries.

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