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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.
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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About the place
A rice merchant, Said Niyaz Shalikarbay (shalikar means a rice grower), built this complex in about 1830–1842 under Allakuli Khan. It lies in Dishan Kala, the outer town, a short way beyond the Palvan Gate, and was the second Friday mosque of Khiva after the Juma Mosque; it is still in use.
The mosque is a solid brick hall under nine domes set in a three-by-three grid, the central one slightly larger. A tiny two-storey madrasa joins its corner, a minaret rises between the madrasa and the entrance court, and a covered ayvon fills much of the small courtyard. It is included in the Itchan Kala World Heritage listing.
Why go
- Nine domes in a three-by-three grid
- A working Friday mosque since the 1840s
- Just outside the Palvan Gate
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Abdulla Khan Madrasa
A small madrasa in Itchan Kala built in 1855 by the mother of a young khan killed in battle; it now holds the Khorezm nature museum.
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Anusha Khan Bathhouse
A 17th-century public bathhouse in Khiva's Itchan Kala, built by Abulghazi Khan in honour of his son Anusha's victory, the oldest of its kind in the city.
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Allakuli Khan Madrasa
A tall-portalled madrasa from the 1830s near the East Gate, part of a trading quarter with a caravanserai and a covered market.