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Faqih Abu Lays Mosque and Mausoleum

A small mosque and mausoleum complex named after Faqih Abu Lays, in the old quarters east of the Registan in Samarkand.

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About the place

This neighbourhood complex of a mosque and a mausoleum bears the name of Abu Lays, remembered with the title faqih, "jurist". It is on Uzbekistan's national list of protected cultural heritage and lies a few hundred metres east of the Registan, among the lanes of the old town.

Why go

  • Quiet neighbourhood shrine
  • Short walk from the Registan
  • Protected heritage site

Sources (1)

  1. 1.Wikidata

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