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Museums
Under 1 km away
Hamza House Museum
A Kokand museum devoted to the poet and playwright Hamza Hakimzoda Niyoziy, housed in a 1989 building by architect S. Sutyagin.
Kamol Qozi Madrasa
A Kokand madrasa of 1830–1832 with a tiled portal and corner towers, built for the sons of local nobles and now restored as a guesthouse.
Ensembles1830–1832About 15 minutes to see
About the place
The madrasa was built in 1830–1832, in the reign of Muhammad Ali Khan (Madali Khan), with money from Kamol, a qazi or judge of Kokand, and children of the local elite studied here. It closed in the Soviet period and much later was restored as a hotel for travellers. It stands west of the Jami mosque ensemble.
It follows the classic Kokand plan: single-storey cells around a square courtyard about 20 metres across, a lecture hall above the entrance and a courtyard mosque with a porch on four columns. The main portal is covered in tile mosaic that mixes geometric patterns with Arabic inscriptions and is framed by round corner towers with small domed lanterns; the outer brick walls were left unplastered.
Why go
- Tile-mosaic portal with Arabic inscriptions
- Classic Kokand courtyard plan
- Restored and open as a guesthouse
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Nearby
EnsemblesUnder 1 km away
Jami Mosque, Kokand
Kokand's Friday mosque, known for its long open porch held up by rows of carved wooden columns, with a minaret beside the courtyard.
EnsemblesUnder 1 km away
Miyon Hazrat Madrasa
A three-courtyard madrasa in Kokand built for the scholar Miyon Ahad from Peshawar, where the poet Muqimi studied; one of his cells is a small museum.
Museums1 km away
Museum of Great Scholars
A museum in Kokand, opened in 2018, that traces science and literature in Central Asia from the early Middle Ages to the 20th century.