Ak Mosque

41°22′38″N 60°21′41″E / 41.3773°N 60.3615°E / 41.3773; 60.3615ArchitectureDate established1838–1842

Ak Mosque (Uzbek: Oq masjid / Оқ масжид, lit. 'White Mosque') is a 19th century mosque in Khiva, Uzbekistan.[1]

It stands in Itchan Kala, the walled old city of Khiva, which is a World Heritage Site.[2] It was built under the rule of Allah Kuli Bahadur Khan, between 1838 and 1842 on older foundations dating as early as the seventeenth century.[3] It consists of a square, domed room (6.35 x 6.35 m), surrounded on three sides by a portico (iwan).[4] Its total size is 25.5 x 13.5 m.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Оқ масжид" [Oq mosque] (PDF). National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). Tashkent. 2000–2005. p. 302.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Itchan Kala". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  3. ^ Arapov, Alexey (2016). Die historischen Denkmäler Usbekistans.Taschkent·Samarkand·Buchara·Chiva·Shahrisabz (in German). SMI-ASIA. p. 88. ISBN 978-9943-17-075-9.
  4. ^ "Madrasahs, mosques, minarets and mausoleums in Itchan Kala (Khiva's old town)". factsanddetails.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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