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Sultan Saodat Ensemble

A row of brick mausoleums of the Termez sayyids, built and extended over several centuries around a long courtyard on the edge of the city.

Mausoleums10th–17th centuryAbout 50 minutes to see

About the place

The Termez sayyids were an influential family who traced their descent to the Prophet Muhammad. Their burial ground began with two domed mausoleums, and over the centuries more tombs, a mosque and other buildings were added between and around them.

Because it grew slowly, the ensemble shows changes in brickwork and decoration from the early Islamic period to the time of the Bukhara khanate. It is a place of pilgrimage, and the courtyard is calm and shaded, which makes it a good stop in the heat.

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  1. 1.Wikidata

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