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Modari Khan Madrasa
A two-storey madrasa of 1566–1567 built in honour of the mother of Abdullah Khan II; the older half of the Kosh Madrasa pair in Bukhara.
Kosh Madrasa
A pair of 16th-century madrasas, Modari Khan and Abdullah Khan, facing each other across an old street in the west of Bukhara's historic centre.
Ensembles1566–1590About 20 minutes to see
About the place
Kosh means "double": here two madrasas built under Abdullah Khan II face each other across an old street. Modari Khan Madrasa, named for the khan's mother, was finished in 1566–1567, and Abdullah Khan Madrasa followed in 1588–1590.
The two fronts share one axis, but both buildings bend their inner plan so that their mosques face Mecca, which you can notice behind the gateways. Modari Khan was badly damaged by earthquakes and restored in 1998. The pair stands in the western part of the old centre, south-west of the Ark.
Why go
- Two madrasas face to face across a street
- Built by Abdullah Khan II and named for his mother
- A quieter corner of the old centre
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Abdullah Khan Madrasa
A late-16th-century madrasa facing Modari Khan Madrasa across a lane; together they form the Kosh Madrasa pair in Bukhara.
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Baland Mosque
A small early 16th-century neighbourhood mosque in south Bukhara, with a painted and gilded winter hall and a wooden-columned porch.
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Bolo Hauz Mosque
The emir's Friday mosque opposite the Ark, best known for its tall porch of slender carved wooden columns reflected in a small pool.