Islam Khodja Minaret
Islam Khodja Minaret is a tower in Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan. Islam Khodja Minaret is situated near the monument Otojonboy Madrasah, as well as near the historic building Talib Makhsum Madrasah.- Type: Tower
- Denomination: Sunni
- Also known as: “Islom Xo’ja madrasasi minorasi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Itchan Kala and Talib Makhsum Madrasah.
Itchan Kala
Museum
Itchan Kala is the walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. Since 1990, it has been protected as a World Heritage Site. The old town retains more than 50 historic monuments and 250 old houses, dating primarily from the 18th or 19th centuries. Itchan Kala is situated 170 metres north of Islam Khodja Minaret.
Talib Makhsum Madrasah
Historic building
Talib Makhsum Madrasah is an architectural monument in Khiva, Khorazm Region, Republic of Uzbekistan. The madrasa was built in 1910 at the expense of Talib Makhsum, a member of khan family of Khiva Khanate.
Friday Mosque (Juma Mosque)
Mosque
Juma Mosque is a 10th–18th century mosque in Khiva, Uzbekistan. It is one of the principal monuments of Itchan Kala, the walled old city of Khiva, which is a World Heritage Site. Friday Mosque (Juma Mosque) is situated 100 metres north of Islam Khodja Minaret.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khiva.
Khiva
Khiva is a city of 93,000 people in the western province of Khorezm in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Along with Samarkand and Bukhara, Khiva is an important and often overlooked historical site on what was once the Great Silk Road.Islam Khodja Minaret
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
41.37659° or 41° 22′ 36″ north
Longitude
60.36013° or 60° 21′ 36″ east
Levels
1
Height
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
8JH299G6+J2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tower
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunni
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Islam Khodja Minaret” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伊斯洛姆霍贾宣礼塔”
- French: “Minaret Islam Kodja”
- German: “Islam- Hodscha-Minarett”
- Italian: “Minareto Islam Kodja”
- Russian: “Минарет Ислам Ходжа”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Otojonboy Madrasah and Bagbanli Mosque.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Sultan and Zarafshon.
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