Chorsu

Chorsu, also called Charsu, in , , 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 , , , and .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: bazaar in Samarqand
  • Also known as: “Chorsu АРТ Галлерея”
  • Address: Islom Karimov ko’chasi

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bibi Khanym and Dusmatbay Madrasah.

Mosque
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The 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. is situated 650 metres northeast of Chorsu.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 250 metres south of Chorsu.

Marketplace
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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 1 km north of Chorsu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samarkand and Jewish mahalla.

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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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Chorsu

Latitude
39.65539° or 39° 39′ 19″ north
Longitude
66.97694° or 66° 58′ 37″ east
Open location code
8JF8MX4G+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 183108084
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q4517232
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Uzbek—“Chorsu” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Chorsu (Samarkanda)”
  • Basque: “Chorsu”
  • Chinese: “乔尔苏”
  • Chinese: “喬蘇”
  • French: “Chorsu (Samarcande)”
  • French: “Chorsu”
  • German: “Chorsu”
  • German: “Tschorssu”
  • Italian: “Chorsu”
  • Japanese: “チョルスー”
  • Low German: “Chorsu”
  • Low German: “Tschorssu”
  • Mainfränkisch: “Chorsu”
  • Mainfränkisch: “Tschorssu”
  • Persian: “چارسو (سمرقند)”
  • Persian: “چارسو”
  • Portuguese: “Chorsu (Samarcanda)”
  • Portuguese: “Chorsu”
  • Russian: “Древний деловой центр Чорсу”
  • Russian: “Древний торговый купол Чорсу”
  • Russian: “Чорсу (Самарканд)”
  • Russian: “Чорсу”
  • Spanish: “Chorsu”
  • Tajik: “Бозори Чорсу”
  • Tajik: “Чорсӯ”
  • Ukrainian: “Чорсу (Самарканд)”
  • Ukrainian: “Чорсу”
  • Uzbek: “Chorsu”

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