Sacred Place
Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum
- Place type
- Sacred Place
- Elevation
- 230 m
Field notes
The field account
Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum is located near the Samani Mausoleum, in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Its name means Job's well, due to the legend in which Ayub visited this place and made a well by striking the ground with his staff. The water of this well is still pure and is considered healing.
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Where it sits
Visual field notes
A closer look