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Amir Tura Madrasa

A plain-fronted 1870s madrasa near the north gate of Itchan Kala in Khiva, paid for by the elder brother of Muhammad Rahim Khan II.

Ensembles1870sAbout 15 minutes to see

About the place

Amir Tura, the elder brother of the Khivan ruler Muhammad Rahim Khan II, funded this madrasa around 1870–1872. It stands in the north of Itchan Kala near the Bogcha gate, opposite the Hasan Murad Qushbegi mosque, and was going up at the same time as the khan's own madrasa, which left it short of bricks and skilled builders.

The layout is traditional: a vestibule flanked by a lecture hall and a winter mosque, then a courtyard ringed by single-storey cells, with a second floor only along the main front. The tiles are inside while the outer façade stays bare, which makes it one of the more austere madrasas in the old town.

Why go

  • An austere façade among Khiva's tiled monuments
  • By the north gate of Itchan Kala
  • Tilework kept for the inside

Sources (4)

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

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