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Anusha Khan Bathhouse

A 17th-century public bathhouse in Khiva's Itchan Kala, built by Abulghazi Khan in honour of his son Anusha's victory, the oldest of its kind in the city.

EnsemblesUNESCO World Heritagec. 1657–1664

About the place

Abulghazi Khan had the bathhouse built beside the Ak mosque around 1657–1664 to honour his son Anusha Muhammad, who had routed a Bukharan army near Karmana. It is the oldest surviving bathhouse in Khiva.

Its domed rooms follow the traditional order of an old bathhouse, with a set sequence for washing and separate days for men and women. It is part of the Itchan Kala World Heritage site.

Why go

  • Oldest bathhouse in Khiva
  • Built to celebrate a battle won
  • Beside the Ak mosque in Itchan Kala

Sources (3)

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

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