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Rashid Madrasa

A two-storey 19th-century madrasa in central Bukhara, paid for by an Afghan tea merchant who also built a marble pool in front of it.

Ensembles19th century

About the place

Abdurashid, or Rashid, a wealthy merchant from Afghanistan and one of the big tea wholesalers of Bukhara, built this madrasa in the second half of the 19th century under Emir Muzaffar. He also made a large marble pool in front of it, and the quarter later took the name Hovuzi Rashid, "Rashid's pool".

Teaching stopped under Soviet rule. Restoration has been planned more than once but the building is in poor repair, so expect to see it from the street on Bahouddin Naqshband Street in the old centre.

Why go

  • Built by an Afghan tea merchant
  • Gave its name to the Hovuzi Rashid quarter
  • A glimpse of a less restored Bukhara

Sources (4)

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

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