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The excavated walls of a Kushan-era Buddhist monastery outside Termez, with a stupa that now stands under a protective dome.
Kokildor Ota Khanaka
A domed Sufi lodge in central Termez, one of the few historic buildings inside the modern city.
Ensembles16th centuryAbout 25 minutes to see
About the place
A khanaka is a lodge where Sufis gathered for prayer and where travelling dervishes could stay. This one has a tall entrance portal and a large central hall under a dome, with smaller rooms around it.
It stands among the streets of modern Termez, so it is easy to fit in between other sights. The building is associated with a local holy man known as Kokildor Ota, and it is visited by people from the city.
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