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Muhammad Amin Inaq Madrasa
A madrasa of 1785 in the centre of Khiva's Itchan Kala, built by Muhammad Amin Inaq, founder of the Qongirat dynasty.
Arab Muhammad Khan Madrasa
One of the oldest madrasas in Khiva's Itchan Kala, founded in 1616 by Arab Muhammad Khan and rebuilt on two floors by Allakuli Khan in 1838.
Ensembles1616, rebuilt 1838About 10 minutes to see
About the place
Arab Muhammad Khan, who ruled Khiva from 1602 to 1621, founded this madrasa in 1616. The first building had wooden-frame walls filled with mud brick, and people called it the Chobin, or wooden, madrasa.
By the nineteenth century it was in poor repair, and in 1838 Allakuli Khan rebuilt it with two storeys of cells around a courtyard. It stands behind the Muhammad Rahim Khan madrasa on Zargarlar street, inside the Itchan Kala museum-reserve, a few steps from the main sights of the walled town.
Why go
- Founded in 1616, among the oldest madrasas in Khiva
- Once known as the wooden madrasa
- Inside Itchan Kala, next to the main sights
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Muhammad Rahim Khan Madrasa
A madrasa opposite Kunya-Ark, built for the khan who was also a poet under the pen name Feruz; it now tells the story of his reign.
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Uch Avliyo Mausoleum
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