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Magok-i-Kurpa Mosque | |
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The entrance iwan of Magok-i-Kurpa Mosque. | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Location | Bukhara, Uzbekistan |
Shown within Uzbekistan | |
Geographic coordinates | 39°46′25″N 64°25′00″E / 39.7737°N 64.4167°E / 39.7737; 64.4167 |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Style | Islamic architecture Persian architecture |
Completed | 1637 |
Dome(s) | 12 |
The Magok-i-Kurpa Mosque is a historical mosque in the Uzbek city of Bukhara. It was built in 1637. The mosque is located in the historical center of Bukhara, about 250 meters southwest of Po-i-Kalyan and 10 meters west of Toqi Telpak Furushon trading dome. It is a part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Bukhara.
Architecture
The Magok-i-Kurpa mosque has a rectangular ground plan of 15 × 24 square meters. It has two storeys, with the lower storey, down a staircase, almost entirely below the surface of the earth. Therefore, the mosque also has its name addition "Magok-i" which means "in the hole" or "in the subsoil". Another "subsoil" mosque is the Magok-i-Attari Mosque located about 150 meters southeast.
The roof carries twelve domes. The main dome sits on a cylindrical drum and rises 20m above the ground.
See also
References
- 602. UNESCO
Mosques in Uzbekistan | |
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