MOSQUE KOK KUMBAZ

The mosque Kok Kumbaz, built at the end of the th century outside the current town of Karchi by Abdullah Khan II, served for major offices: Ramadan, the pilgrimage to Mecca. The dome, which peaked at 32 m, and the original gate 28 m high were destroyed by the Russians in 1886, and the mosque was closed by the Soviets between 1933 and 1922, during which it served as a warehouse. In 1968, the dome and portal were rebuilt, and the Samarkand workers were involved in the design of 1982. Some last improvements were made in 1996, for 660 years of the birth of Timur. Today is a Friday mosque which regularly hosts the great Muslim celebrations, such as the Hadjj, the great pilgrimage to Mecca last November.