Prophet Daniel Mausoleum
Khoja Doniyor mausoleum is an architectural monument in Samarkand. It is located in the east side of the Afrosiyab fortress along the Siyob stream. It was built on the grave of Wali Khoja Doniyor.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Place of worship
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: mausoleum in Samarkand
- Also known as: “Khodja Doniyor”, “Khodja Doniyor Mausoleum”, “Khoja Daniyar Mausoleum”, and “Khoja Doniyor Mausoleum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Afrasiyab and Ulughbek Observatory.
Afrasiyab
Grassland
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Afrasiyab is an ancient site in northern Samarkand, present-day Uzbekistan, that was occupied from c. 500 BC to 1220 AD prior to the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. Afrasiyab is situated 650 metres southwest of Prophet Daniel Mausoleum.
Ulughbek Observatory
Observatory
Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ulugh Beg Observatory is an observatory in modern day Samarkand, Uzbekistan, which was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg. This school of astronomy was constructed under the Timurid Empire, and was the last of its kind from the Islamic Medieval period. Ulughbek Observatory is situated 1 km east of Prophet Daniel Mausoleum.
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 2 km southwest of Prophet Daniel Mausoleum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jewish mahalla and Samarkand.
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.
Prophet Daniel Mausoleum
- Categories: mausoleum, tourist attraction, building, and religion
- Location: Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.6734° or 39° 40′ 24″ northLongitude
66.99456° or 66° 59′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8JF8MXFV+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 302989825OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q1661582
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Prophet Daniel Mausoleum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ضريح دانيار”
- French: “mausolée du Prophète Daniel”
- French: “Mausolée du prophète Daniel”
- Georgian: “ხოჯა დონიერის მავზოლეუმი”
- German: “Chodscha-Doniyor-Mausoleum”
- German: “Khodja-Doniyor-Mausoleum”
- Italian: “Mausoleo di Khodja Doniyor”
- Italian: “Mausoleo di Khoja Doniyor”
- Kara-Kalpak: “Xoja Dániyar mavzoleyi”
- Russian: “Мавзолей святого Даниила”
- Russian: “Мавзолей Ходжа Дониер (пророк Даниил)”
- Russian: “Мавзолей Ходжа Дониёр”
- Russian: “Ходжи-Донияр”
- Ukrainian: “Мавзолей Ходжа Донійор”
- Uzbek: “Xoʻja Doniyor maqbarasi”
- Uzbek: “Xoja Doniyor maqbarasi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Khodja Doniyor and Obi Rakhmat Mosque.
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