Bibi Khanym

The Bibi-Khanym Mosque is one of the most important monuments of , . In the 15th century, it was one of the largest and most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world.
Wikipedia
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: historical mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
  • Also known as: “Bibi Xonim masjidi”, “Bibi-Khanym Mosque”, “Bibixanım jome meshiti”, “Chanym”, “Hanim”, “Hanum”, “Khanom”, “Khanum”, “Mezquita Bibi Janum”, “Mezquita Bibi Khanum”, “Mosquée Bibi-Khanoum”, “Τζαμί Μπίμπι-Χανούμ”, “مسجد بي بي خانم”, “مسجد بي بي خانوم”, “مسجد بيبي خانوم”, “ビビ・ハヌム・モスク”, and “比比-哈尼姆清真寺”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Siyab Bazar, Siyob Bazaar and Hazrat Khizr Mosque.

Marketplace
Photo: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Siyob Bazaar, also called Siab Bazaar, is the largest bazaar in , . The building is built in the shape of a dome, under which there are several pavilions with a large number of shopping arcades. is situated 240 metres north of Bibi Khanym.

Mosque
Photo: Akhemen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a historical monument in , ; associated with the name of the legendary Islamic prophet Khizr. The building was erected on the site of an ancient . is situated 410 metres northeast of Bibi Khanym.

Museum
Photo: Alaexis, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, also called Charsu, in , , is a domed, hexagonal shape building with a large central dome surrounded by six smaller domes. is located at southeast of the Registan at the intersection of the roads connecting , , , and . is situated 650 metres southwest of Bibi Khanym.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish mahalla and Samarkand.

Neighborhood
Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neighborhood.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Bibi Khanym

Latitude
39.66069° or 39° 39′ 39″ north
Longitude
66.98006° or 66° 58′ 48″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8JF8MX6J+72
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12029940233
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q679218
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yakut—“Bibi Khanym” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد بيبي خانم”
  • Armenian: “Բիբի-Խանըմ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bibixanım məscidi”
  • Basque: “Bibi-Khanim meskita”
  • Belarusian: “Мячэць Бібі-Ханым”
  • Bengali: “বিবি খানম মসজিদ”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita de Bibi Khanum”
  • Chinese: “撒馬爾罕比比哈努姆清真寺”
  • Chinese: “撒马尔罕比比哈努姆清真寺”
  • Chinese: “比比·哈內姆清真寺”
  • Chinese: “比比哈努姆 清真寺”
  • Chinese: “比比哈奴清真寺”
  • Dutch: “Bibi Khanum”
  • Dutch: “Bibi-Khanum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد بيبى خانوم”
  • Finnish: “Bibi Khanumin moskeija”
  • French: “Bibi Khanym”
  • French: “Mosquée Bibi-Khanym”
  • Georgian: “ბიბი-ხანიმის მეჩეთი”
  • German: “Bibi-Chanum-Moschee”
  • German: “Bibichonim-Moschee”
  • Greek: “Τζαμί Μπίμπι-Χανίμ”
  • Hindi: “बीबी-खानम मस्जिद”
  • Hungarian: “Bibi-Khanum mecset”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Bibi Khanim”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Bibi-Khanym”
  • Italian: “moschea di Bibi-Khanym”
  • Italian: “Moschea di Bibi-Khanym”
  • Japanese: “ビービー・ハーヌム・モスク”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Bibi-Xanım meshiti”
  • Kazakh: “Бибі ханым мешіті”
  • Kazakh: “Бибі Ханым мешіті”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Bibi-Khanym”
  • Kirghiz: “Бүбүханым мечити”
  • Korean: “비비하눔 모스크”
  • Korean: “비비하눔 사원”
  • Mongolian: “Биби Ханум сүм”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bibi-Khanym-moskéen”
  • Norwegian: “Bibi-Khanym-moskéen”
  • Persian: “مسجد بی‌بی خانم”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita de Bibi Hanim”
  • Romanian: “Moscheea Bibi-Khanum”
  • Russian: “Биби Ханум”
  • Russian: “Биби-Ханум”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Биби-Ханым”
  • Slovenian: “Mošeja Bibi Kanum”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Bibi Janum”
  • Swedish: “Bibi Khonym-moskén”
  • Tajik: “Масҷиди Биби-Хонум”
  • Tamil: “பிபி கானிம் பள்ளிவாசல்”
  • Turkish: “Bibi Hanım Camii”
  • Turkish: “Bîbî Hanım Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Бібі-Ханим”
  • Urdu: “بی بی خانم مسجد”
  • Uzbek: “Bibi-Xonim masjid majmuasi”
  • Uzbek: “Bibixonim jome masjidi”
  • Western Panjabi: “بی بی خانم مسجد”
  • Yakut: “Биби-Ханум мечеть”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Siyob Bazaar and Tahoratxona.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: A-NOGRIS and Bibikhanum Hotel Restaurant.

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Worth a closer look: Tashkent and Samarkand.

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