EnsemblesUnder 1 km awayUNESCO World Heritage
Anusha Khan Bathhouse
A 17th-century public bathhouse in Khiva's Itchan Kala, built by Abulghazi Khan in honour of his son Anusha's victory, the oldest of its kind in the city.
Ak Mosque
The "White Mosque" by the east gate of Itchan Kala: a small domed hall with a shaded porch on three sides, finished in 1842.
EnsemblesUNESCO World Heritage1838–1842About 10 minutes to see
About the place
Work on the mosque began in the 17th century under Anusha Khan, at the same time as the bathhouse beside it, but the present building was completed in 1838–1842. It is a neighbourhood mosque: one square room under a dome, with a wooden-columned porch wrapped around three sides.
Look closely at the carved wooden doors, which name the Khivan master carvers who made them, and at the latticed windows. The mosque stands near the Palvan Darvaza, the east gate of Itchan Kala.
Why go
- Carved doors signed by Khivan woodcarvers
- A classic small neighbourhood mosque with a three-sided porch
- Right by the Palvan Darvaza east gate
Sources (5)
Nearby
- Ensembles
EnsemblesUnder 1 km awayUNESCO World Heritage
Allakuli Khan Madrasa
A tall-portalled madrasa from the 1830s near the East Gate, part of a trading quarter with a caravanserai and a covered market.
EnsemblesUnder 1 km awayUNESCO World Heritage
Kutlug Murad Inak Madrasa
A madrasa of 1804–1812 in Itchan Kala built by the uncle of Allakuli Khan, who is buried under its entrance passage.
EnsemblesUnder 1 km away
Abdulla Khan Madrasa
A small madrasa in Itchan Kala built in 1855 by the mother of a young khan killed in battle; it now holds the Khorezm nature museum.