Kok Gumbaz mosque in Shahrisabz
Also known as: Kok Gumbaz mosque in Shahrisabz
building in Qashqadaryo Region, Uzbekistan
Key facts
- Built
- 1437
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Overview
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The Kok Gumbaz Mosque is an architectural monument in Shahrisabz, in Uzbekistan's Qashqadaryo Region. It dates from the Timurid period and is recognised as an object of tangible cultural heritage of Uzbekistan. Historical inscriptions naming members of the Timurid family and recording the time of construction are preserved in the porch of the mosque. It stands on Hovuz Mardon Street.
History
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According to the sources, the mosque was built between 1434 and 1435 by Ulugh Beg for his father, Shah Rukh. The inscriptions in the porch preserve the Timurid names associated with the building and the date of its construction.
From Wikipedia
Kuk Gumbaz Mosque is an architectural monument located in Shahrisabz, Qashqadaryo Region, Uzbekistan. The mosque was built between 1434 and 1435 by Ulug Beg Mirzo for his father Shah Rukh Mirzo.
Historical inscriptions with the names of the Timurids and the time of construction have been preserved in the porch of the mosque.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Kuk Gumbaz Mosque (Shahrisabz)”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A1_(%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%B2)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuk_Gumbaz_Mosque_(Shahrisabz)