Gishtli Mosque, Kokand

Gishtli means "of brick", and local masters built this mosque of fired brick in the early 20th century, making it one of the youngest historic mosques in Kokand. It has a prayer hall and a summer porch.

The porch ceiling is painted with Islamic patterns, mostly in reds and greens, and rests on twelve faceted wooden columns in two rows with carved capitals. The entrance portal has its own distinctive ornament. It is a good example of Fergana Valley building of its time.

• Painted ceiling in reds and greens
• Twelve carved wooden columns
• Early 20th-century Fergana architecture