Khoja Abdi Berun Complex

Abdiberun Ensemble is an architectural complex dating back to the first half of the 17th century, located in the southern side of the Samarkand fortress wall, in the territory of Sarmozor neighborhood, Samarkand District, Uzbekistan.

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Type: Monument
Denomination: Sunni
Description: building in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Also known as: “Abdiberun Ensemble” and “Khodzha Abdu-Berun complex, Samarkand”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ishratkhana Mausoleum and Khoja Nisbatdar Mosque.

Ishratkhana Mausoleum

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The Ishratkhana Mausoleum is an architectural monument-mausoleum in Samarkand, built during the reign of the Timurid ruler Abu Said. The building, apparently, was the burial place of the female members of the Timurid dynasty, as several female graves were discovered during the excavations in 1940. Ishratkhana Mausoleum is situated 4 km north of Khoja Abdi Berun Complex.

Khoja Nisbatdar Mosque

Mosque

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Khoja Nisbatdar Mosque is situated 4 km north of Khoja Abdi Berun Complex.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samarkand and Jewish mahalla.

Samarkand

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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.