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Palvan Qori Madrasa and Minaret
A madrasa and 24-metre minaret of 1905 in Dishan Kala, Khiva's outer town, paid for by a leading merchant of the khanate.
Abdolbobo Mausoleum
A small domed shrine with a mosque, minaret and pool just outside the east gate of Itchan Kala in Khiva.
Mausoleums18th–19th centuryAbout 15 minutes to see
About the place
The Abdolbobo complex stands in the Qumyasqa quarter of Dishan Kala, the outer town of Khiva, a short walk from the eastern gate of Itchan Kala. It honours Abdolbobo, also known as Pahlavon Ahmad Zamchi, remembered as one of the early figures who spread Islam in Khorezm; the buildings you see date from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Around the square, single-domed tomb sit a neighbourhood mosque, a slim minaret of green-glazed brick and a pool. In the 19th century a slave market worked next to the complex, which marks the meeting point of the roads from two of the old town gates.
Why go
- Tomb, mosque, minaret and pool in one small group
- A slender minaret faced with green brick
- A few minutes from the east gate of Itchan Kala
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Said Niyaz Shalikarbay Mosque
A nine-domed Friday mosque with a small madrasa and minaret, completed in 1842 just outside the Palvan Gate of Itchan Kala in Khiva.
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Palvan Darvaza (East Gate)
The eastern gate of Itchan Kala, a long vaulted passage lined with niches that once led out to the main market and the road east.
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Allakuli Khan Caravanserai and Tim
Caravanserai of 1832–1833 and a domed covered market built by Allakuli Khan beside the Palvan gate of Khiva's Itchan Kala, still lined with shops.
