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Museums
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Sadriddin Ayni House Museum
Samarkand home of the writer Sadriddin Ayni (1878–1954), where he wrote Dokhunda and Slaves; a museum since 1967, near the Registan.
Kurgancha Mosque
A small 19th-century neighbourhood mosque, no longer in use, on a lane between the Registan and Gur-e-Amir in Samarkand.
Ensembles19th century
About the place
This small mosque was built in the 19th century for one of the old-town mahallas and no longer serves as a place of prayer. Its little courtyard is shaded by old mulberry trees, with a neighbourhood teahouse and private houses around it.
It stands on Umarov Street, about 400 metres south-west of the Registan and 450 metres north-east of Gur-e-Amir, a few steps from the Sadriddin Ayni house museum, so it fits easily into a walk between the two.
Why go
- A glimpse of an old-town mahalla
- Old mulberry trees in the courtyard
- On the way between the Registan and Gur-e-Amir
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Nearby
EnsemblesUnder 1 km away
Dusmatbay Madrasa
A nineteenth-century madrasa about 100 metres south of the Registan in Samarkand, used over the years for other purposes, including an art gallery.
EnsemblesUnder 1 km awayUNESCO World Heritage
Ulugh Beg Madrasa
The oldest building on the Registan, raised in 1417–1421 by Timur's grandson Ulugh Beg as a leading school of religious and secular learning.
MausoleumsUnder 1 km awayUNESCO World Heritage
Rukhobod Mausoleum
A plain brick mausoleum of a fourteenth-century Sufi sheikh, close to Gur-e-Amir and one of the older buildings in the city.