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Museum of Great Scholars

A museum in Kokand, opened in 2018, that traces science and literature in Central Asia from the early Middle Ages to the 20th century.

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About the place

The museum was created in 2017–2018 as a branch of the Kokand State Museum-Reserve, in a building designed by the architect Sergo Sutyagin.

Its displays fill three floors in five sections: early medieval scholars such as al-Khwarizmi, al-Farabi, al-Biruni and Ibn Sina; the Timurid period; the 18th and 19th centuries; the national revival of the early 20th century; and the 20th century itself.

Why go

  • A short course in Central Asian science and letters
  • Five sections over three floors
  • Part of the Kokand museum-reserve

Sources (4)

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

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