Chorsu, also called Charsu, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, is a domed, hexagonal shape building with a large central dome surrounded by six smaller domes. Chorsu is located at southeast of the Registan at the intersection of the roads connecting Samarkand, Tashkent, Bukhara, and Shahrisabz. Chorsu is situated 1 km northeast of Gulchexra.

Bibi Khanym

Mosque

Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.

The Bibi-Khanym Mosque 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. Bibi Khanym is situated 1½ km northeast of Gulchexra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samarkand and Jewish mahalla.

Samarkand

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Samarkand is the city that is the bejewelled crown of the Silk Road, a rhapsody of ornate Islamic architecture with turquoise domes and soaring tiled minarets.

Jewish mahalla

Neighborhood

Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Jewish mahalla is a neighborhood.

Gulchexra

Type: Guest house
Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
Location: Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

39.6502° or 39° 39′ 1″ north

Longitude

66.97006° or 66° 58′ 12″ east

Open location code

8JF8MX2C+32

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12018779029

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=guest_house

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