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Historic Centre of Shahrisabz
Amir Temur's home town, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2000, with Timurid monuments from the Ak-Saray palace to the Dorut Tilavat complex.
Chubin Madrasa
A 16th-century madrasa facing Ak-Saray in Shahrisabz, named after the old timber market and now home to the city's history museum.
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About the place
The Chubin Madrasa stands opposite the ruins of Ak-Saray in Shahrisabz, the birthplace of Amir Temur. It dates from the 16th century, when the city had more than forty madrasas, and the name of its builder is not known. The name comes from chub, meaning wood: the madrasa stood beside the timber market and the carpenters' quarter.
The lecture hall and the mosque are roofed with large domes and decorated inside with carved ganch. The student cells were rebuilt on the old foundations in the late 17th century. After restoration in 1993–96 the building became the Shahrisabz History Museum, and since 2019 it has been part of the city's museum-reserve.
Why go
- Faces the ruins of Ak-Saray
- Domed halls with carved ganch
- Shahrisabz History Museum inside
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A statue of Amir Timur in the historic centre of Shakhrisabz, his home town, unveiled in 1996 for the 660th anniversary of his birth.
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Chorsu Trading Dome, Shahrisabz
A 16th-century domed market hall in the historic centre of Shahrisabz, between the Ak-Saray palace and the Dorut Tilovat complex.
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Ak-Saray Palace
The remains of Amir Timur's summer palace in his home town: two huge fragments of the entrance arch, still covered in blue, white and gold tilework.