Labi Hovuz

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Labi Hovuz: Basin and Nodir-Devonbegi-Khanaqa

Labi Hovuz ( Lage ) is an ensemble of buildings in the Uzbek city ​​of Buxoro . The name is from Persian لب حوض( at the pond ) and refers to the central artificial pond Hovuz ( Uzbek hovuz ) around which the structures are arranged.

location

The ensemble of buildings is located in the historic center of Buxoro about 500 meters southeast of Poi Kalon . About 100 to 200 meters west of Labi Hovuz are the two "underground" mosques Magʻoki-Attori and Magʻoki-Kurpa and the domed bazaar Toqi Telpak Furushon , about 500 meters northeast of the ensemble is the gatehouse Chor Minor . The Schahrud Canal runs south of the ensemble and supplies the city with water from the Serafshan and is the inflow and outflow for the basin.

history

Originally there were many ponds in Buxoro that served as water reservoirs for the population. However, because diseases spread from these ponds, most were drained in the 1920s and 1930s.

The Labi Hovuz water basin was one of the largest in Buxoro and was laid out in 1620 by Nodir Devonbegi , the uncle and grand vizier of Imam Quli Khan . Twice a month it was filled with water drawn from the Serafshan River via a canal .

description

Map of Labi Hovuz:
Nodir-Devonbegi-Khanaqa (1), Bassin (2), Kokaldosh-Madrasa (3), Nodir-Devonbegi-Madrasa (4), Park (5)

The basin ( location ) is about 42 meters long, 36 meters wide and 5 meters deep. The walled pool edge has beveled corners. It is lined with massive sandstone blocks that descend in steps to the surface of the water.

The area west of the basin is designed as a park ( location ) in which centuries-old mulberry trees provide cooling shade on hot days. In the southeast corner of the park there is a statue ( location ) of Nasreddin riding a donkey.

Three structures are arranged around this complex of water basin and park and aligned with it. In the west is the Nodir-Devonbegi-Chanaqa ( Lage ) built in 1620 and in the east is the Nodir-Devonbegi-Madrasa ( Lage ), built in 1623, both of which are named after the founder of the ensemble. In the north across the street is the Koʻkaldosh Madrasa (Buxoro) ( location ), which was built in 1569 in front of the ensemble's complex .

  • Nodir-Devonbegi-Khanaqa (1)

  • Pool (2)

  • Kokaldosh Madrasa (3)

  • Nodir Devonbegi Madrasa (4)

  • Nasreddin statue in the park (5)

literature

  • Klaus Pander: Lab-e house . In: Central Asia . 5th updated edition. DuMont Reiseverlag , 2004, ISBN 3-7701-3680-2 , chapter Bukhara, the noble , p. 162 f . (DuMont art travel guide).
  • Bradley Mayhew, Greg Bloom, John Noble, Dean Starnes: Lyabi-Hauz . In: Central Asia . 5th edition. Lonely Planet , 2010, ISBN 978-1-74179-148-8 , chapter Bukhara , p. 259 .

Web links

Commons : Labi Hovuz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Pander: Zentralasien , 2004, p. 162
  2. ↑ Labi-Hauz Complex, Bukhara. In: www.advantour.com. Retrieved November 25, 2016 .
  3. ↑ The ensemble Labi-Chawuz. In: www.doca-tours.com. Retrieved November 25, 2016 .