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Kuk Mosque

A small 19th-century neighbourhood mosque with a carved wooden porch, tucked among houses 350 metres north-west of the Registan; no longer in use.

Ensembles19th century

About the place

Kuk means blue or green. The mosque was built in the 19th century on the site of an older one, inside a mahalla of courtyard houses. It is a small building with porches on two sides carried by nine carved wooden columns, a little side building with a raised place for the muezzin, and a yard with a pool.

It no longer holds prayers and was in poor repair in 2018. It is part of the Samarkand World Heritage site and is best seen in passing on a walk through the lanes behind the Registan.

Why go

  • Nine carved wooden columns
  • Quiet mahalla lanes behind the Registan
  • A glimpse of everyday old-town architecture

Sources (3)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.ru.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.uz.wikipedia.org

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