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Archaeology
52 km away
Erkurgan
The earth walls and mounds of ancient Nakhshab, the city that preceded Karshi, rising from the fields outside the modern town.
Mubarak Marvazi Mausoleum
14th-century mausoleum over a cenotaph honouring the scholar Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak al-Marwazi (736–797), in Muborak district; on the national list since 2019.
Mausoleums14th century
About the place
Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak al-Marwazi, who lived from 736 to 797, was a scholar of hadith and an ascetic from Merv, widely respected in the early Islamic world. The town and district of Muborak in Kashkadarya take their name from him, and a mausoleum in Sariqqishloq honours his memory.
The building dates from the 14th century, the Timurid era, and stands over a cenotaph, a symbolic tomb rather than an actual grave. It has been on Uzbekistan's national heritage list since 2019. It is a local place of pilgrimage, so dress modestly; about thirty minutes is enough for a visit.
Why go
- Honours a celebrated scholar of Merv
- 14th-century Timurid building
- Gave its name to Muborak
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Nearby
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Karaulbazar Sardoba
A domed brick cistern on the old caravan road to Bukhara, built to give water to travellers at the Karaulbazar caravanserai in the Urtachul steppe.
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Kok Gumbaz Mosque, Karshi
Karshi's main historic Friday mosque, named after its blue-tiled dome, which rises above the low roofs of the old town.
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Karshi Bridge
An old fired-brick bridge with several arches over the Kashkadarya river in Karshi, a reminder of the town's role on the caravan road.