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Ibrohim Okhund Madrasa

A two-storey madrasa of 1858–1859 in old Bukhara near the Kukeldash madrasa, now home to a display of finds from ancient Varakhsha.

Ensembles1858–1859

About the place

The madrasa was built in 1858–1859, under Emir Nasrullah, with money from Mulla Mir Ibrahim Kashgari, known as Ibrahim Okhund, who taught at the Kukeldash madrasa. Its endowment deed survives, sealed by the emir and the chief judge, and lists the shops, a bathhouse and workshops whose rent kept the school running.

Teaching ended in the Soviet years. Since 1995 the two-storey building has held an exhibition of the Varakhsha archaeological museum, with finds from the excavations at Varakhsha. It is on Mehtar Ambar street in the Kukeldash quarter, close to Lyabi Hauz.

Why go

  • Finds from ancient Varakhsha on display
  • Surviving endowment deed with the emir's seal
  • A short walk from Lyabi Hauz

Sources (5)

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

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