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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.
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 ...
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.
Images Location Year/century Remarks Ak Mosque: Khiva: 1838-1842: Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Itchan Kala. [1] Baland Mosque: Bukhara: 16th-century: Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Bukhara. [2] Bibi-Khanym Mosque: Samarkand: 1404: Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Samarkand – Crossroads of Culture. [3] Bolo Haouz ...
These photos from the Star-Telegram show long-gone rides, historic moments and fun memories from the 1960s into into 2010s. ... PHOTOS: Six Flags Over Texas, 51 years of history from Star-Telegram ...
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Southeast Texas has been hit with heavy rains and rising rivers, leading to school closings, high-water rescues and mandatory evacuation orders in some areas. Here's a look at the situation ...