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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-Khanym Friday Mosque, 1399–1404. Ibn Battuta, who visited in 1333, called Samarkand "one of the greatest and finest of cities, and most perfect of them in beauty." He also noted that the orchards were supplied water via norias. [48] In 1365, a revolt against Chagatai Mongol control occurred in Samarkand. [49]
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 ...
Among the most famous is his final resting place, Samarkand’s Gur-e-Amir – or Amir Temur Mausoleum – a celebration of his life in gold and turquoise. It was completed in 1404 and Timur was ...
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 ...
Bibi Ka Maqbara or Mausoleum of the Lady is the resting place of Dilras Bano Begam wife of Emperor Aurangzeb in Aurangabad, ... Bibi-Khanym Mausoleum in Samarkand.
Bibi-Khanym Mosque. One of the greatest monuments of Uzbek architecture is the Bibi-Khanym Mosque. It has 115 feet high portals, 165-foot minarets, 400 cupolas, and a large courtyard. The gates are made of seven different metals, and the building itself is made of marble and terracotta, and is decorated with mosaics and blue-gold frescoes. [10]