Dead city

The next destination is the city of the dead.

The official name is "Chor-Bakr", the four "Bakrs". The prefix "Bakr" to the name added the theologians.

The necropolis appeared in 10th century, when four priests were buried here.

Then it became a tradition.

The place is sacred - pilgrims often come here.

For a long time, the living coexisted with the dead,

here was the kishlak (a village) the "Sumitan".

It was resettled after numerous cases, when the kids dug up the graves and played with bones.

At the entrance, or at the exit of the complex -  depends on the point of view - is a washroom. I decided to clarify some points with my wonderful guide Larisa.

- Do them come extra before the prayer?

- Yes, of course. You have to wash hands up to elbow, wash your face, touch your hair with wet hands,

wash your feet up to the knees.

- You have also wash your nose and throat.

- Before or after?

- Before you come in.

When I first arrived in Bukhara, I asked the taxi driver

"Is there something tasty to eat here?"

- Shashlik is very tasty here, the tandoor. You know tandoor?

- Samsa?

- No, meat, which is prepared in tandoor (oven).

- Meat  in tandoor?!  What's that?

- I know that in the tandoor you can cook flatbread and samsa.

- You can also cook meat in there.

- "Chor-Bakr" is also prepared in there.

- Near the near the necropolis is a restaurant, which is also called "Chor-Bakr".

Here is this restaurant. Here is this meat.

It is really very tasty and, as always in Bukhara, not expensive - $3.

I spent a lot of money in the cafe on "Lyab-i Hauz".

But I ordered the most expensive dishes there and still had to pay $34  - for three persons.

On the road again!!! It will be even more interesting further!