THE MADRASAH AND THE MOSQUE JUMI

This huge complex comprising a madrasas and a mosque, capable of welcoming 10 000 worshippers, was built between 1885 and 1892 by a rich inhabitant of Andijan. The Madrasas Jumi was largely destroyed during the earthquake of 1902, and rebuilt on the same pattern: two domes, a facade of 123 m long and 122 cells. She underwent renovation work between 1970 and 1975, before being transformed into a Literary Museum in 1995. Inside, you can access the roofs and the two domes, which offer an unobstructed view of the nearby Jumi mosque and its minaret. As in the other cities of the Ferghana Valley, the mosque was closed following the attacks of 11 September 2001, and remains separated from la by an inner wall.