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Khodja Mirhamid Mosque and Madrasa

File / Documentation
Name

144045_sv.jpg

Size

2.08 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

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Creator(s)
Uzbek, Islamic
Time period
creation date: 1914
Location
Site: Shakhrisabz (Uzbekistan)
Cultural context
Uzbek
Islamic
Description
The Khodja Mirhamid mosque and medressah sits set back from the road in an attractive garden. Built in 1914, it became a chaikhana during Soviet times; now it is amedressah once more, though now it counts both girls and boys among its students who attend religious studies here.
exterior, functioning as a teahouse (chaikhana) during Soviet times, 1987
Work type
Mosque
Madrasa
Medium
brick
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Roya Marefat 1987
Access rights
All rights reserved
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