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Sheikh Khudoydod Vali Shrine
The village shrine of the Yasawi sheikh, poet and wrestler Khudoydod Vali (1461–1532), northeast of Samarkand.
Mausoleums16th century
About the place
This shrine in the village of Gazira, Jomboy district, about 30 km northeast of Samarkand, marks the grave of Sheikh Khudoydod Vali (1461–1532). Born in Karmana, he was a Sufi of the Yasawi order, which practised loud dhikr, and he was also remembered as a poet and a kurash wrestler.
Stories about him dwell on his independence: he is said to have refused gifts from rulers. The shrine was restored in 2011 for the 550th anniversary of his birth. It should not be confused with the Khalfa Khudoydod complex in Bukhara, which honours a different man.
Why go
- Grave of a Yasawi sheikh and poet
- Restored for the 2011 anniversary
- Rural setting near Samarkand
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