Mausoleums1 km awayUNESCO World Heritage
Mir Sayid Bakhrom Mausoleum
A small early brick mausoleum in Karmana with a decorated portal and an inscription in Kufic script, from the period after the Samanids.
Mirzachorbogh Residence
The ruined summer palace of the last emirs of Bukhara, built in 1900–1905 in Karmana near the Zarafshan river.
Ensembles1900–1905About 20 minutes to see
About the place
Emir Abdulahad Khan built this palace in 1900–1905 in the north of Karmana, where the river air and winds from the Nurata mountains kept summers cool. About a thousand craftsmen worked on it; the carved ganch is the work of Shirin Muradov. The main block had carved and painted halls and European-style windows with bell-shaped tops.
Polish soldiers were quartered here in 1942–1943, and later it served as a collective farm office. Since then neglect and looting have left it in ruins. It is protected on paper, but there is little to see beyond the shell of the buildings.
Why go
- Summer palace of the last Bukhara emirs
- Carved ganch by the master Shirin Muradov
- An unrestored ruin, best seen from outside
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Qosim Sheikh Mosque, Karmana
A 16th-century Friday mosque in Karmana near Navoi, the core of the Qosim Sheikh complex where Emir Abdulahad Khan is also buried.
Ensembles2 km awayUNESCO World Heritage
Qosim Sheikh Complex
A 16th-century khanaka and burial ground in Karmana, built around the grave of the Sufi sheikh Qosim, who was close to the Shaybanid court.
Mausoleums2 km away
Abdulahad Khan Mausoleum
A small brick enclosure in the Qosim Sheikh complex in Karmana, raised in 1911 around the grave of the Bukharan emir Abdulahad Khan.