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Teshikkopriktepa
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Novza Mosque
A neighbourhood mosque in Tashkent's Chilanzar district, said to date from the late 19th century, where pilgrims traditionally say farewell before the Hajj.
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About the place
By some accounts this mosque was built in the late 19th century. Its name comes from a nov, a wooden water chute: long ago a branch of the Bozsuv canal was dammed here and water was lifted by a chute to the fields above, and the area and later the mosque took the name Novza.
It is known as the last farewell point for pilgrims leaving for the Hajj and Umrah, which is why it has separate ablution rooms for women. It is a working mosque, so come outside prayer times and dress modestly.
Why go
- Farewell point for Hajj pilgrims
- A name taken from an old irrigation chute
- An everyday Tashkent neighbourhood mosque
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