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Bekmurodboy (Bekmir) Madrasa

A madrasa of 1911 on the old Registan square of Qarshi, known before the revolution as a school where women studied.

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About the place

Bekmurodboy, a man of the Manghit clan known in town as Bekmir, built this madrasa in 1911 on the north side of Registan, the main square of the Qarshi fortress. Locals still call it the Bekmir madrasa.

Before the revolution it was a school for women. A marble plaque under the roof records in Persian the names of the founder and the architect and the date of building. It is in Qarshi's old town, close to the Abdulazizkhoja madrasa.

Why go

  • A madrasa where women studied before 1917
  • Dated marble plaque naming founder and architect
  • Part of a walk around Qarshi's old town

Sources (5)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.en.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.ru.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.uz.wikipedia.org
  5. 5.openstreetmap.org

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