Bukharian Jews are an ancient community that trace their origins to the Jewish exile to Babylon in the 6th century BCE. After Babylon was absorbed by the Persian Empire, many Jews went back to the Land of Israel, another group chose
to stay in Persia, while a smaller cohort — who would eventually become the Bukharian Jewish community — migrated north to Central Asia and developed a distinct culture. These Jews settled in trading hubs and maintained extensive
contact with Persian-speaking Jews, such as the Jews in Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq. The major population hubs in Central Asia for Bukharians were in the cities of Samarkand, Tashkent, and Bukhara. Bukharians traditionally spoke a
Jewish dialect of the Tajik language called Bukharian or Bukhori, which is closely related to Persian.
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Bukharian Jews are an ancient community that trace their origins to the Jewish exile to Babylon in the 6th century BCE. After Babylon was absorbed by the Persian Empire, many Jews went back to the Land of Israel, another group chose
to stay in Persia, while a smaller cohort — who would eventually become the Bukharian Jewish community — migrated north to Central Asia and developed a distinct culture. These Jews settled in trading hubs and maintained extensive
contact with Persian-speaking Jews, such as the Jews in Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq. The major population hubs in Central Asia for Bukharians were in the cities of Samarkand, Tashkent, and Bukhara. Bukharians traditionally spoke a
Jewish dialect of the Tajik language called Bukharian or Bukhori, which is closely related to Persian.
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