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Said Kamol Madrasa

A madrasa of 1864–1865 in old Bukhara's Kukeldash quarter, paid for by the head of the city's wholesale merchants and now a small hotel.

Ensembles1864–1865

About the place

The madrasa was built in 1864–1865, under Emir Muzaffar, with money from Abdurasul, the karvonboshi or head of Bukhara's big wholesale merchants. It is named after his son, Said Kamol, and first appears in an endowment deed of 1873–1874.

It stands on Bahouddin Naqshband street in the Kukeldash quarter, a short walk from Lyabi Hauz, and is on the national heritage list. Today its cells house a hotel, so the courtyard is lived in rather than left empty.

Why go

  • Built by the head of Bukhara's merchant guild
  • Now a hotel inside a historic madrasa
  • Close to Lyabi Hauz

Sources (3)

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

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