MausoleumsUnder 1 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.
Navoi Regional Museum of History and Culture
The regional museum in Karmana, founded in 1992, holding about 26,000 objects and running four branches including Sarmishsay.
MuseumsFounded 1992
About the place
The museum was founded on 30 January 1992, soon after Navoi region was formed, and has carried its present name since 2017. By 2022 its collection numbered 25,911 objects covering the archaeology, history, crafts and everyday life of the region between the Zarafshan valley and the Kyzylkum.
It stands in Karmana, the old town next to the city of Navoi, beside the Navoi memorial park, and within walking distance of the Qosim Sheikh complex and the Mir Sayid Bahrom mausoleum. The museum has four branches, one of them at the Sarmishsay rock-art gorge. Allow an hour, ideally before heading out to Sarmishsay.
Why go
- 25,911 objects (2022)
- Branch at the Sarmishsay petroglyphs
- Next to Karmana's old monuments
Nearby
- Mausoleums
EnsemblesUnder 1 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.
EnsemblesUnder 1 km away
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.
Mausoleums2 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.