Hodja Abd-ad-Darun mausoleum

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The Hodscha-Abd-ad-Darun-Mausoleum ( Uzbek Abdidarun majmuasi ) is a building in Samarkand .

The elegant ensemble is a pilgrimage destination with a minaret , house and iwan (overnight place for pilgrims). It was built on the grave of the legal scholar ( Hodscha ) Abd ad-Darun, who was related to Caliph Othman , in the 9th century. The complex is located in the area of ​​the cemetery, in the south-eastern part of Samarkand . It is said that the doors of the mausoleum were decorated with images of tigers, even earlier than the doors of the Scher-Dor madrasah .

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literature

  • Klaus Pander: Mausoleum Hodscha Abd ad Darun . In: Central Asia . 5th updated edition. DuMont Reiseverlag , 2004, ISBN 3-7701-3680-2 , chapter Samarkand , p. 217 f . (DuMont art travel guide).

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Coordinates: 39 ° 38 ′ 30 ″  N , 66 ° 59 ′ 30 ″  E