Magoki Attari Mosque

 Magoki-Attari Mosque - a monument of medieval architecture; column-domed mosque of the XII-XVI centuries in the historical center of Bukhara. Located more than 4.5 meters below ground level, it is interesting for its carved decor. The oldest of the monuments of Bukhara that have survived to this day.


In the centre of Bukhara to the west of the famous Lyabi Hauz square is located the oldest mosque in Bukhara – Magoki Attori – is located

 Its construction in 714 is associated with the name of the Arab Sheikh, Governor of Khorasan, Qutayba Ibn Muslim – one of the first people who brought Islam to the territory of Central Asia. Even before the arrival of the Arabs to Bukhara, a bazaar was located on the site of the mosque, where before the establishment of Islam, Zoroastrian idols, medicinal herbs and spices –attoron–were sold. And in the beginning,this place was called Attoron Bazaar. There was also a cult Zoroastrian temple of the Moon.

The building is rectangular with an area of 12 by 7.5 metres. The original portal is slightly asymmetrical and is framed on the flat roof by two octagonal drums, which are also equipped with octagonal domes. The lower portal is richly decorated with an ornament of custom-carved and layered brick tiles. Geometric patterns adorn the entrance.



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