Hazrat-Hyzr Mosque
mosque in Samarkand
Key facts
- Built
- 1919
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Overview
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Hazrat-Hyzr Mosque is a mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, dedicated to al-Khidr (Khizr). It stands about 300 metres east of the Shah-i-Zinda complex, on a rise at the southern edge of the ruins of ancient Afrasiab, a few metres above the old road to Tashkent, facing the Qusam ibn Abbas complex. The site once held Samarkand's principal city gate, known as the Iron Gate or the King's Gate. Today the mosque has particular national significance because the mausoleum of Islam Karimov, the first president of Uzbekistan, lies within its grounds. The building is listed as an object of tangible cultural heritage of Uzbekistan.
History
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The mosque stands on the spot where Samarkand's most important city gate once rose, called the Iron Gate or the King's Gate. Our record gives 1919 as the year the mosque was built.
Islam Karimov, the first president of Uzbekistan, was buried on the mosque's grounds in September 2016. His mausoleum in the mosque precinct was opened to visitors in 2018.
From Wikipedia
The Hazrat Khizr Mosque is a historical monument in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (mid-19th century); associated with the name of the legendary Islamic prophet Khizr. The building was erected on the site of an ancient mosque (according to the inscription on the mihrab, in 1855). The monument is located opposite the Shah-i-Zinda complex on a hill. In 2018, the mausoleum of the First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov was opened in the territory of the mosque.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%AE%D8%B6%D8%B1
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chidr-Moschee_(Samarkand)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazrat_Khizr_Mosque
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Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Hazrat_Khizr
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%A5%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%80
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