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Mausoleum of Islam Karimov

The burial place of Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan's first president, in the grounds of the Hazrat Khizr mosque in Samarkand.

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About the place

Islam Karimov, who led Uzbekistan from 1989 and was its president from independence in 1991, died on 2 September 2016 and was buried the next day in the grounds of the Hazrat Khizr mosque in his home city of Samarkand. A mausoleum was built over the grave within the mosque complex.

It stands at the crossing of Shohizinda and Tashkent streets, on the edge of the Afrasiab hill and near Bibi-Khanym and Shah-i-Zinda. Many Uzbek visitors come to pay respects, so keep voices low and dress modestly.

Why go

  • Resting place of Uzbekistan's first president
  • Inside the Hazrat Khizr mosque grounds
  • Between Afrasiab and Shah-i-Zinda

Sources (4)

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

Nearby

  • Hazrat Khizr MosqueEnsembles

    Under 1 km awayUNESCO World Heritage

    Hazrat Khizr Mosque

    A small mosque on a hill between Afrasiyab and the old city, with painted wooden porches and a view over Bibi-Khanym and Siab Bazaar.

  • Makhsum Bobo MausoleumMausoleums

    Under 1 km away

    Makhsum Bobo Mausoleum

    A small 19th-century brick tomb of a revered holy man at the entrance to the Hazrat Khizr cemetery, on the edge of Afrasiab in Samarkand.

  • Nuriddin Basir MausoleumMausoleums

    Under 1 km away

    Nuriddin Basir Mausoleum

    A shrine built in 1997 in the Hazrat Khizr cemetery of Samarkand over the reburied grave of a blind 13th-century sheikh.

  • Siab BazaarBazaars

    Under 1 km awayUNESCO World Heritage

    Siab Bazaar

    Samarkand's main food market, next to Bibi-Khanym, known for its round stamped bread, dried fruit, nuts and spices.