Khoja-Zainutdin complex description and photos - Uzbekistan: Bukhara (Topic)

Khoja-Zainutdin complex description and photos - Uzbekistan: Bukhara. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The Khoja-Zainutdin complex, built in the first half of the 16th century, is one of the most impressive monuments in Bukhara. It is located near the Ask fortress, in the center of Bukhara and is surrounded by residential buildings, which will make it a little difficult to find. The complex includes an artificial reservoir for fresh water, which is called hauz. This pool is lined with marble tiles and has a very interesting weir in the shape of a dragon's head. Near the hauz, there is a building of a khanaka - a monastery for dervishes, which had not only rooms for rest and reflection, but also a mosque, which was used by adherents of Sufism.

A tomb is located near the wall of the khanaka in one of the niches right under the open sky (mazar), which was formerly called Khoja Turk, and now they call him the mazar of Khoja-Zainutdin in honor of the respected sheikh, although it is not known for sure whether he is buried here. During the construction of the Khoja-Zainutdin architectural complex, the gravestones of even noble and wealthy people looked very simple and modest. Lush mausoleums were not built under the Shaybanid khans.

The dome of the khanaka, the tomb, the mihrab (a niche in the mosque with two columns) and the western facade are decorated with interesting paintings. Darkened patterns in white, black and blue can be seen at the top of the facades. The ornate vaults of the open gallery are also worth seeing.

Several centuries ago, Khoja-Zainutdin's khanaka was visited by dervishes and Sufis. Now it is not believers who come here, because this place has long ceased to be a sacred building, but tourists arriving in Bukhara.

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