Sacred Place

Mosque of Tilla-Shaykh

Tashkent • Uzbekistan • 452 m

The mosque is located opposite Barrack-Khan Madrassah. Tilla Sheikh means Golden Sheikh. This is the former main mosque in Uzbekistan. It was constructed by the Kokand khan Mirza Akhmed Kushbegi in 1856-57 years.In the mosque yard there are winter and summer halls for prayers, short minarets, warehouse rooms and a library. The mosque is decorated with carved mikhrab niche, minbar, window apertures. The mosque is valid today.

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