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The Bibi-Khanym Mosque (Uzbek: Bibixonim masjidi; Persian: مسجد بی بی خانم; also variously spelled as Khanum, Khanom, Hanum, Hanim) is one of the most important monuments of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. In the 15th century, it was one of the largest and most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world.
Saray Mulk Khanum was born a princess of Moghulistan in c. 1341 to Qazan Khan ibn Yasaur, [5] [6] the last Khan of the Chagatai Khanate.Saray's grandfather was Khan Yasa'ur, her father's predecessor and a great-great-grandson of Chagatai Khan.
The Bibi Khanum Mosque, built between 1399 and 1405, was one of the largest mosques in the world when it was built and is named after Timur's wife, whose mausoleum stands across from it. Designed as a congregational mosque , it was entered via an imposing portal that leads to a large courtyard surrounded by four iwans , per the traditional ...
Bibi Khanoom Astarabadi (1858/9 – 1921), Iranian writer and satirist; ... Bibi-Khanym Mosque, a large mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan This page was last edited on 9 ...
Bibi-Khanym Mosque: Samarkand: 1404: Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Samarkand – Crossroads of Culture. [3] Bolo Haouz Mosque: Bukhara: 1712: Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Bukhara. [2] Chor Minor: Bukhara: 1807: Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Bukhara. [2] Court Mosque: Bukhara: 17th century [4 ...
Downtown with Bibi-Khanym Mosque in 1990s. Samarkand was the capital of the Uzbek SSR from 1925 to 1930, before being replaced by Tashkent. During World War II, after Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, a number of Samarkand's citizens were sent to Smolensk to fight the enemy. Many were taken captive or killed by the Nazis.
Bibi Ka Maqbara or Mausoleum of the Lady is the resting place of Dilras Bano Begam wife of Emperor Aurangzeb in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Bahauddin Makbara , mausoleum of the Wazir of Junagadh , Mahabat Maqbara .
Ruhabad (14th century) is a small mausoleum and is said to contain a hair of Muhammad. The one-story madrasah now accommodates craftsmens' shops. There is a functioning mosque next door to the madrasah. All three combine into one ensemble. [9] The Aksaray mausoleum (15th century), recently restored, is located on a quiet street behind Gur-e Amir.