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Rahmonquli Madrasa

A late 18th-century madrasa of 24 cells in central old Bukhara, where the reformer and writer Ahmad Donish studied.

EnsemblesLate 18th century

About the place

The madrasa was built at the end of the 18th century, under the Manghit emir Shah Murad; sources give 1791–1792 or 1794–1795. It has 24 student cells and was known for training calligraphers and book artists.

Ahmad Donish (1826–1897), the Bukharan thinker, writer and court artist, studied here, and members of his mother's family taught in it. The building is on the national heritage list and stands in the historic centre, west of the Lyabi-Hauz.

Why go

  • Where Ahmad Donish studied
  • Known for calligraphy and book arts
  • Quiet courtyard in the old centre

Sources (4)

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

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