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Qosim Sheikh Mosque, Karmana
A 16th-century Friday mosque in Karmana near Navoi, the core of the Qosim Sheikh complex where Emir Abdulahad Khan is also buried.
Burquttepa
An ancient settlement mound just east of Karmana, thought to be the original site of the town and dug by archaeologists in 1999–2002.
Archaeology
About the place
Burquttepa is a large mound 1 km east of Karmana, on the right side of the Bukhara–Samarkand road in the village of Kyzyltom. Excavations in 1999–2002, carried out to find out how old Karmana is, turned up objects from the 5th–4th centuries BC, and archaeologists concluded that the old town of Karmana stood here.
The best-known find, a clay storage jar about 90 cm tall, is in the Navoi regional museum of history and culture. On site you see the earth mound itself; it has been protected as a heritage object since 2019.
Why go
- Probable birthplace of the town of Karmana
- Finds from the 5th–4th centuries BC
- Right beside the Bukhara–Samarkand road
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A 16th-century khanaka and burial ground in Karmana, built around the grave of the Sufi sheikh Qosim, who was close to the Shaybanid court.
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Abdulahad Khan Mausoleum
A small brick enclosure in the Qosim Sheikh complex in Karmana, raised in 1911 around the grave of the Bukharan emir Abdulahad Khan.
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Mirzachorbogh Residence
The ruined summer palace of the last emirs of Bukhara, built in 1900–1905 in Karmana near the Zarafshan river.