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Minor Mosque
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Kokh Ota Mosque
A neighbourhood Friday mosque in Tashkent's Shaykhontohur district, first built in 1834–1835 next to the Koh Ota tomb and rebuilt in 2017–2018.
Ensembles1834–1835, rebuilt 2017–2018
About the place
The mosque was first built in 1834–1835, making it one of the older mosques of Tashkent. It takes its name from the nearby tomb of Koh Ota and from the neighbourhood around it. Prayers were held here until 1937; in 1990 local residents rebuilt it through hashar, voluntary communal work.
A new building went up between 2017 and the end of 2018, with a prayer hall for 2,000 people, a library, an ablution room and offices. Visitors are welcome outside prayer times if they dress modestly.
Why go
- Founded in the 1830s, among Tashkent's older mosques
- Rebuilt twice by the neighbourhood
- Next to the Koh Ota tomb
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