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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.

EnsemblesUNESCO World Heritage16th centuryAbout 40 minutes to see

About the place

Sheikh Qosim was a Sufi teacher in 16th-century Karmana with influence at the court of the Shaybanid rulers of Bukhara. After his death a khanaka, a building for prayer and gatherings of the order, was raised over his burial place, with a large domed hall and a tall entrance arch. Later members of the ruling family and local notables were buried around it.

The complex is still a place of pilgrimage for local people and has been restored in recent years. Together with the Mir Sayid Bakhrom mausoleum it makes Karmana worth a short visit on the way through the region.

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    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.

  • Qosim Sheikh Mosque, KarmanaEnsembles

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    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.

  • Mir Sayid Bakhrom MausoleumMausoleums

    1 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.