Historic Sights in Tashkent
Tashkent's top sightseeing place - Khazrati Imam Complex including 'Barakhan' madrassah, 'Tilla Shaykh' mosque, 'Muyi Muborak' madrassah, tomb of Kaffal Shashi, 'Namozgah' mosque, as well as newly built 'Hazrat Imam' mosque.
Khazrati Imam Complex History
Abubakr Muhammad Kaffal Shashi - one of the first imams of the Muslim world, a native of Tashkent, a preacher and a distributor of Shafiism in Tashkent, a well-known Muslim scholar, connoisseur of Holy Qur'an, Hadith, Islamic law and lexicology.
In the 16th century, during the Sheybanid's period, Tashkent became developed cultural, trade and craft center of Maverannahr. That time, the mausoleum of Kaffal Shashi was re-erected on the ruins of the old building, which was then one of the main shrines of the city. To the south has grown large, shady cemetery. In the mid-16th century, the complex consisted of the Kaffal Shashi mausoleum, and Barakhan madrassah that combines into a single complex of two mausoleums - Unnamed and Suyunij Khan. In 1579 a new mausoleum of Sheikh Babahodzhi was built in the area.
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One of the remaining Historic Sights and best place for souvenir shopping, where you can find numerous craftsmen working in their workshops is Abulkasym madrassah.
At Beshagach, once was of the four Boroughs of old Tashkent and now central part of the modern city, between the grandiose Art Palace of Independence and the Parliament of Uzbekistan - Oliy Majlis there is a building that is not similar to those around - Abulkasym madrassah, built in the style of Renaissance East and founded in the first half of the 19th century.
Previously, madrassahs were named after the initiator of its construction, who usually was the lord or rich person of the surrounding Mahalla (neighborhood). The personality of Abul Kasim is mentioned in history books as a highly educated and well-known person of Tashkent. During the plague riot, when Russian Royal Governor-General ordered the shelling of the old city, Abulkasym-Eshon came to the Governor-General with a petition and convinced him not to blame the common people in the revolt, thus he was able to cool the General and undo a fateful order.
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Mausoleum of Zangiota
Mausoleum of the famous saint Sheikh Ay Hodge ibn Taj Hodge ibn Mansur, surnamed Zangi-ota, located in the same village Zangiata, fifteen kilometers to the southwest of the modern suburbs of Tashkent along the old road to Samarkand.
According to the legend, the saint Zanghi-ota spent his whole life as a shepherd grazing public stage. Moreover, it should be noted that this job was considered completely honorable at that time. He has not only successfully multiplied the major asset and the very basis of existence of their fellows - a herd of cows and sheep, but also he was the spiritual shepherd of the human community - to resolve disputes, comforted the heart, instructed in the faith, healed the sick, and even perform miracles.
Anyone familiar with the outstanding monuments of medieval architecture, preserved in Samarkand, Shakhrisabz and Turkestan, visiting the mausoleum Zangi-ota surely recognizes the style of monumental buildings of the epoch of Amir Temur and his dynasty. The high portal, decorated with bright ornaments of glazed tile, and large round dome from a distance cause the familiar association with the world famous tourist attractions of modern Uzbekistan. Indeed, the Zangi-ota mausoleum was built during the life of Amir Temur, although some of the circumstances behind its construction still enveloped in myths. The last building of the memorial complex in the village Zangi-ota - minaret was built in the 20th century.
Not far from the mausoleum in the middle of the current active Muslim cemetery, is another popular place - tomb of the wife of Sheikh Zangi-ota, holy Anbar Bibi.
Generally, from a certain point of view memorial in the village Zangi-ota looks even more exotic than the tombs and madrassah in Samarkand, Khiva and Shakhrisabz. Because, though located near the modern metropolis, but in fact - in the rural hinterland, it lacks flashy gloss inherent in the popular tourist destination.
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Friday Mosque in Tashkent
In 819, the Samanid ruler Yahya ibn al-Assad, who was granted authority over the city of Shash by Caliph, stopped his horse at the hill and said: "Here we'll construct our capital, albeit on the hill will rise Madina Al-Shash - the northern outpost of the Maverannahr!" And at the highest point of the selected hill Yahya ibn al-Assad ordered to lay the foundation of the first in Tashkent - Friday cathdral mosque.
After the Arab conquest in the 8th century, an ancient Zoroastrian Tashkent lay in ruins. In 819, the young Amir Yahya ibn Asad, who had just received from the Arab governor of the eastern caliphate the management of all lands present the Tashkent region, stopped his horse at the hill, which is now quite clearly visible between the three urban areas - Chorsu, Khodro, and Eski-Juva, said: "Here we'll construct our capital, albeit on the hill will rise Madina Al-Shash - the northern outpost of the Maverannahr!" And at the highest point of the selected hill Yahya ibn al-Assad ordered to lay the foundation of the first in Tashkent Friday mosque.
Tashkent, as it is known, stands near the mountains, in the earthquake zone. Therefore, many medieval monumental buildings here often suffered from earthquakes, sometimes even completely destroyed. This also affected the Friday mosque. Serious damage to the main mosque caused massive earthquake in 1868, when most monuments of medieval architectures of Tashkent significantly affected.
Only in 1888, after two decades, it was finally restored with funds provided by the Russian emperor Alexander III, so it became known as the Royal Mosque. And although the appearance of the building during the reconstruction had to change somewhat, it is, as before, produced a very impressive experience.
This is the third largest Friday mosque in Uzbekistan, after two buildings of its kind - Bibi Khanum in Samarkand and Kalyan in Samarkand. The contemporary Friday mosque in Tashkent is completely rebuilt, and now consists of not one but three large dome that crowns the historic old city hill. Architectural ensemble, surrounded the Friday mosque, is almost completely destroyed, except for heavily restored building Kukeldash madrassah and domes of the mosque of Gulbazar.
Khazrati Imam Complex History
Abubakr Muhammad Kaffal Shashi - one of the first imams of the Muslim world, a native of Tashkent, a preacher and a distributor of Shafiism in Tashkent, a well-known Muslim scholar, connoisseur of Holy Qur'an, Hadith, Islamic law and lexicology.
In the 16th century, during the Sheybanid's period, Tashkent became developed cultural, trade and craft center of Maverannahr. That time, the mausoleum of Kaffal Shashi was re-erected on the ruins of the old building, which was then one of the main shrines of the city. To the south has grown large, shady cemetery. In the mid-16th century, the complex consisted of the Kaffal Shashi mausoleum, and Barakhan madrassah that combines into a single complex of two mausoleums - Unnamed and Suyunij Khan. In 1579 a new mausoleum of Sheikh Babahodzhi was built in the area.
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One of the remaining Historic Sights and best place for souvenir shopping, where you can find numerous craftsmen working in their workshops is Abulkasym madrassah.
At Beshagach, once was of the four Boroughs of old Tashkent and now central part of the modern city, between the grandiose Art Palace of Independence and the Parliament of Uzbekistan - Oliy Majlis there is a building that is not similar to those around - Abulkasym madrassah, built in the style of Renaissance East and founded in the first half of the 19th century.
Previously, madrassahs were named after the initiator of its construction, who usually was the lord or rich person of the surrounding Mahalla (neighborhood). The personality of Abul Kasim is mentioned in history books as a highly educated and well-known person of Tashkent. During the plague riot, when Russian Royal Governor-General ordered the shelling of the old city, Abulkasym-Eshon came to the Governor-General with a petition and convinced him not to blame the common people in the revolt, thus he was able to cool the General and undo a fateful order.
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Mausoleum of Zangiota
Mausoleum of the famous saint Sheikh Ay Hodge ibn Taj Hodge ibn Mansur, surnamed Zangi-ota, located in the same village Zangiata, fifteen kilometers to the southwest of the modern suburbs of Tashkent along the old road to Samarkand.
According to the legend, the saint Zanghi-ota spent his whole life as a shepherd grazing public stage. Moreover, it should be noted that this job was considered completely honorable at that time. He has not only successfully multiplied the major asset and the very basis of existence of their fellows - a herd of cows and sheep, but also he was the spiritual shepherd of the human community - to resolve disputes, comforted the heart, instructed in the faith, healed the sick, and even perform miracles.
Anyone familiar with the outstanding monuments of medieval architecture, preserved in Samarkand, Shakhrisabz and Turkestan, visiting the mausoleum Zangi-ota surely recognizes the style of monumental buildings of the epoch of Amir Temur and his dynasty. The high portal, decorated with bright ornaments of glazed tile, and large round dome from a distance cause the familiar association with the world famous tourist attractions of modern Uzbekistan. Indeed, the Zangi-ota mausoleum was built during the life of Amir Temur, although some of the circumstances behind its construction still enveloped in myths. The last building of the memorial complex in the village Zangi-ota - minaret was built in the 20th century.
Not far from the mausoleum in the middle of the current active Muslim cemetery, is another popular place - tomb of the wife of Sheikh Zangi-ota, holy Anbar Bibi.
Generally, from a certain point of view memorial in the village Zangi-ota looks even more exotic than the tombs and madrassah in Samarkand, Khiva and Shakhrisabz. Because, though located near the modern metropolis, but in fact - in the rural hinterland, it lacks flashy gloss inherent in the popular tourist destination.
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Friday Mosque in Tashkent
In 819, the Samanid ruler Yahya ibn al-Assad, who was granted authority over the city of Shash by Caliph, stopped his horse at the hill and said: "Here we'll construct our capital, albeit on the hill will rise Madina Al-Shash - the northern outpost of the Maverannahr!" And at the highest point of the selected hill Yahya ibn al-Assad ordered to lay the foundation of the first in Tashkent - Friday cathdral mosque.
After the Arab conquest in the 8th century, an ancient Zoroastrian Tashkent lay in ruins. In 819, the young Amir Yahya ibn Asad, who had just received from the Arab governor of the eastern caliphate the management of all lands present the Tashkent region, stopped his horse at the hill, which is now quite clearly visible between the three urban areas - Chorsu, Khodro, and Eski-Juva, said: "Here we'll construct our capital, albeit on the hill will rise Madina Al-Shash - the northern outpost of the Maverannahr!" And at the highest point of the selected hill Yahya ibn al-Assad ordered to lay the foundation of the first in Tashkent Friday mosque.
Tashkent, as it is known, stands near the mountains, in the earthquake zone. Therefore, many medieval monumental buildings here often suffered from earthquakes, sometimes even completely destroyed. This also affected the Friday mosque. Serious damage to the main mosque caused massive earthquake in 1868, when most monuments of medieval architectures of Tashkent significantly affected.
Only in 1888, after two decades, it was finally restored with funds provided by the Russian emperor Alexander III, so it became known as the Royal Mosque. And although the appearance of the building during the reconstruction had to change somewhat, it is, as before, produced a very impressive experience.
This is the third largest Friday mosque in Uzbekistan, after two buildings of its kind - Bibi Khanum in Samarkand and Kalyan in Samarkand. The contemporary Friday mosque in Tashkent is completely rebuilt, and now consists of not one but three large dome that crowns the historic old city hill. Architectural ensemble, surrounded the Friday mosque, is almost completely destroyed, except for heavily restored building Kukeldash madrassah and domes of the mosque of Gulbazar.
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