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Ibrohim Okhund Madrasa
A two-storey madrasa of 1858–1859 in old Bukhara near the Kukeldash madrasa, now home to a display of finds from ancient Varakhsha.
Istehza Madrasa
A tiny two-storey madrasa of 1909 in old Bukhara, often called the smallest in Central Asia, paid for by a carpet trader from Denov.
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About the place
The madrasa was built in 1909, in the last years of Emir Abdulahad Khan, with money from Muhammad Nabi, a farmer and carpet trader who had moved to Bukhara from Denov. It is also known by his name and as the Pushayman madrasa. Teaching stopped after Soviet rule was established.
The two-storey building is small enough to take in at a glance and is often described as the smallest madrasa in Central Asia. It stands on Khoja Porso Street in the Kukeldash neighbourhood and is now used for tourist services.
Why go
- Often called the smallest madrasa in Central Asia
- One of the last madrasas of the Bukhara emirate
- In the Kukeldash quarter of the old town
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Domulla Hasan Madrasa
A two-storey 19th-century madrasa in the Kukeldash quarter of old Bukhara, founded by the scholar Domulla Hasan and now used for tourist services.
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Nadir Divan-Begi Madrasa
The madrasa on the east side of Lyabi-Hauz, known for the mosaic on its portal: two large birds and a sun with a human face.
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Kukeldash Madrasa
A large 16th-century madrasa on the north side of Lyabi-Hauz, built for Kulbaba Kukeldash, a senior official of the Shaybanid court.