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Dorut Tilavat Complex
A quiet religious quarter in Shahrisabz with Ulugbek's Kok Gumbaz mosque, the tomb of the Sufi teacher Shamsiddin Kulol and the Gumbazi Seyidan mausoleum.
Kok Gumbaz Mosque, Shahrisabz
The blue-domed Friday mosque of Shahrisabz, finished in 1435 on the orders of Ulugh Beg and the main building of the Dorut Tilavat complex.
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About the place
Kok Gumbaz means blue dome, after the tiled dome that crowns the mosque. Ulugh Beg had it built, and an inscription on the portal gives the year of completion as 839 of the Hijra, 1435; archaeologists have found that it stands on the site of an earlier Friday mosque.
The square hall, about 12.5 metres a side, is entered from the east through a wide portal decorated with geometric tilework, and deep niches open on all four sides. Inscriptions with the names of the Timurids survive in the porch. The mosque faces the Gumbazi Sayidon and Shamsuddin Kulol mausoleums on the other side of the Dorut Tilavat complex, in the south of the town.
Why go
- Blue tiled dome that gives the mosque its name
- Dated inscription of 1435 from Ulugh Beg's time
- Centrepiece of the Dorut Tilavat complex
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Shamsuddin Kulol Mausoleum
The brick tomb in Shahrisabz's Dorut Tilavat complex traditionally linked to Timur's teacher Shamsuddin Kulol and his father Amir Taragay.
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Gumbazi Sayyidon Mausoleum
Small domed mausoleum built in 1437–1438 by Ulugh Beg in the Dorut Tilovat complex of Shahrisabz, part of the World Heritage historic centre.
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Dorus Saodat Complex
The family burial ground Timur planned for himself and his sons; today the tall mausoleum of his eldest son Jahangir is its main surviving building.
