Faizabad Khanaka description and photos - Uzbekistan: Bukhara (Topic)

Faizabad Khanaka description and photo - Uzbekistan: Bukhara. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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Khanaka Faizabad is located outside the historical center of Bukhara, about 2 km east of the Ark citadel and 1 km north-east of the Chor-Minor madrasah. Khanaka was built in 1598-1599 at the expense of the Sufi Mavlono Faizobodi. At first it was called Shokhi Akhsi. This name was later changed in honor of its creator.

Khanaka is a monastery, reminiscent of both a hostel or an inn, and the likeness of a Christian monastery. Usually dervishes stayed in khanaks, who could offer prayers in the mosque located right there and live in small cells located inside the building. The khanaks were also preferred by the Sufis who gathered for various rituals and fellowship. People who led the Muslim community visiting the mosque under the khanak Faizabad, had a lot of weight in society. They usually took disciples willingly.

The main facade of the khanaka Faizabad, built of bricks, is divided into three parts. In the center is the majestic pishtak portal. On both sides it is framed by two-storey buildings with vaulted windows. They are adjoined by one-story buildings with an arched passage. Behind these buildings there is a high hall topped with a dome richly decorated with carvings. A little to the side of the domed hall, there are one-story galleries, above which five domes rise in a row. Residential cells are located immediately behind the main portal and behind the mihrab (this is the name of a niche with columns, which is located in the wall of the prayer hall so that believers understand which side Mecca is located).

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