Chuqur Madrasa

This small madrasa was built in the first half of the eighteenth century, under the Ashtarkhanid khans, with money from Asomiddin Khoja, known as Kattakhoja. He was a grandson of the scholar Mavlavi Sharif, served as chief judge and taught in the city's madrasas; he built this one behind his family's house. It is also known as the Kattakhoja or Mavlavi Sharif madrasa.

Because its floor is below the level of the street, people came to call it Chuqur, the deep one. Teaching stopped in the Soviet years, and despite plans for repair the building is in poor condition, so expect to see it mostly from outside. It is on Kh. Ashurov street in the historic centre.

• Named for sitting below street level
• Built by a family of Bukhara scholars and judges
• A quiet lane in the historic centre