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Pansod Mosque

An 1888 neighbourhood mosque in Shahrikhan, 27 km from Andijan, with carved wooden columns and a tiled, painted interior.

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About the place

The mosque in Shahrikhan was built in 1888 by a local resident, Pansod, after he returned from the Hajj, and it carries his name. Local craftsmen put up the building and masters from Kokand decorated it.

It is a rectangle of about 31 by 12 metres with a prayer hall on four wooden columns, a courtyard and a long ayvon. Slim columns with floral carving and muqarnas capitals hold up the ceiling, and the walls inside are painted with dark-green floral patterns and Quranic verses.

Why go

  • Carved columns with muqarnas capitals
  • Decorated by masters from Kokand
  • Founded by a returning Hajj pilgrim in 1888

Sources (3)

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

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