Uzbekistan

Code value
UZ
Nationality
Uzbek
Path Element
uzbekistan
Adjective
Uzbek

The Ark Fortress of Bukhara

Now Arch open-air museum. In the niches at the entrance to the masters work shops, and the ramp up could be anyone, even for a horse, even on foot. Gray Wall Arch look on with indifference visitors - they have seen and heard so much - silent witnesses of the grandeur and decadence of obscurantism and the triumph of humanity, justice and cruelty.

Bukhara
Bukhara
Uzbekistan

Kalon Mosque

The Kalon Mosque or Kalan, which means "great Mosque", is the former main mosque of Bukhara in Uzbekistan. It was decommissioned for worship in 1924. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, like the entire historical center of the city, it was built at the beginning of the sixteenth century under the Chaybanids on the site of an ancient twelfth-century Friday mosque. It could accommodate twelve thousand people. It is the most important Transoxiana mosque by its dimensions after that of Bibi-Khanum (1399-1404) in Samarkand. It is located opposite the Mir-i Arab Madrasah.

Bukhara
Bukhara
Uzbekistan

Kalon Minaret

The  Kalon minaret, built in the XII century from burnt brick, rises more than 46 meters, and its top is crowned by a conical lantern. The minaret is connected to the roof of the Kalon Mosque by means of a bridge, from which, in turn, you can climb a spiral staircase to the dome itself, from which an impregnable panoramic view opens. The mosque itself was rebuilt a little later than the minaret – in the 16th century, and to this day is the main mosque of the city.

Bukhara
Bukhara
Uzbekistan

Barak Khan Madrasah

Madrassah of Barak Khan was built in the 16th century under the leadership of the ruler of Tashkent, Navruz Ahmadkhan, grandson of Ulugbek. People considered Navruz Ahmadkhan a lucky ruler, for which they gave him the nickname "Barak Khan" or "Lucky Khan". Since then, the medersa bears the nickname of its founder. The construction of the Madrassah took place in several stages and was completed in 1532. The building of the Barak Khan Madrassah was built opposite the mahalla Khastim, which is considered the center of scientists, philosophers and experts in the 'Islam.

Tashkent
Tashkent
Uzbekistan

Juma Mosque

Jami Mosque (the second name of the mosque Juma mosque Khoja Ahrar Vali) - a modern building that has a very ancient history. Also called Dzhuma or Jama mosque.

Tashkent
Tashkent
Uzbekistan