Madrasah Islam Khodja
The madrasah Islam Khodja is a madrasah in Ichan Qalʼа , the historic old town of Chiwas , a UNESCO World Heritage site . It was built in the early 20th century.
Building
The Islam Khodja madrasah forms a structural ensemble with the Islam Khodja minaret and stands east of the Pahlawan Mahmud memorial . Said Islam Khodja , a dignitary under Khan Said Muhammad Rahim II ( reigned 1863 to 1910) and vizier or first minister under Khan Esfendijar ( reigned 1910 to 1920), had it built in his honor. He was murdered in 1913 in a conspiracy .
The madrasah was built between 1908 and 1910. It has a small yard. The madrasah Islam Khodja has 42 chudras . The main facade is clad in the tympanum or in the semi-dome of the portal with striking blue and white ceramic tiles with majolica . It also has a glazed band pattern. It is flanked by towers.
The mosque occupies the southeastern part of the Islam Khodja madrasah . This has a low massive dome. The mosque's mihrābnn is designed with blue tiles with majolica and stucco work . The madrasah with the mosque is used as a museum .
literature
- Alexey Arapov: The Historical Monuments of Uzbekistan . Tashkent Samarkand Bukhara Chiva Shahrisabz. SMI-ASIA, Tashkent 2016, ISBN 978-9943-17-075-9 , Chiva, p. 114-115 .
Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′ 36 " N , 60 ° 21 ′ 37.1" E