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Po-i-Kalyan

Po-i-Kalan, or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located in , . The complex consists of three parts, the Kalan Mosque, the Kalan Minaret to which the name refers, and the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kalan Minaret and Ark of Bukhara.

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The Kalyan Minaret is a minaret of the Po-i-Kalyan complex in , and one of the most prominent landmarks in the city. The minaret, designed by Bako, was built on an earlier existing structure called Kalyan by the Qarakhanid ruler Mohammad Arslan Khan in 1127 to summon Muslims to prayer five times a day.

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The is a massive fortress located in the city of , , that was initially built and occupied around the 5th century AD. The Ark's current structure began to develop during the 16th century under the Shaybanid Uzbek dynasty, while all of its existing buildings were constructed in the last three centuries. is situated 390 metres northwest of Po-i-Kalyan.

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is situated 170 metres east of Po-i-Kalyan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bukhara and Medrese Kosh.

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is a city historically astride the Silk Road in the region of . It has a wealth of architecture and culture and is a must-see destination on any tour of this region.

Locality
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is a locality.

Po-i-Kalyan

Latitude
39.77592° or 39° 46′ 33″ north
Longitude
64.4148° or 64° 24′ 53″ east
Open location code
8JF6QCG7+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1446270185
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q4368936
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yakut—“Po-i-Kalyan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باي كاليان”
  • Arabic: “مجمع باي كاليان”
  • Arabic: “مسجد باي كاليان”
  • Azerbaijani: “Poi-Kalan”
  • Bengali: “পো-ই-কল্যাণ মসজিদ”
  • Catalan: “Po i Kalon”
  • Catalan: “Po-i-Kalan”
  • Catalan: “Po-i-Kalon”
  • Catalan: “Po-i-Kalyan”
  • Chinese: “卡揚廣場”
  • Chinese: “波伊卡杨”
  • Chinese: “波伊卡楊”
  • French: “Po i Kalon”
  • Fulah: “Po-i-Kalyan”
  • Georgian: “პოი-კალანი”
  • German: “Poi Kalon”
  • Indonesian: “Po-i-Kalyan”
  • Italian: “Po-i-Kalyan”
  • Japanese: “ポイ・カリャン”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Poi Kalan”
  • Kazakh: “Пои-Калян”
  • Malay: “Po-i-Kalyan”
  • Persian: “پای‌کلان”
  • Portuguese: “Po-i Kalyan”
  • Romanian: “Moscheea Kalyan”
  • Russian: “Комплекс Пои Калян”
  • Russian: “Пои Калян”
  • Russian: “Пои-Калян”
  • Russian: “Пой Калян”
  • Slovenian: “Kompleks Po-i-Kalan”
  • Thai: “ปอยีแกลอน”
  • Turkish: “Po-i-Kalan”
  • Ukrainian: “Пої-Калян”
  • Urdu: “پائے کلاں”
  • Urdu: “پاۓ کلاں”
  • Uzbek: “Poi Kalon”
  • Western Panjabi: “پاۓ کلاں”
  • Yakut: “Пои Калян”

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