Xoʻjayev house

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Xoʻjayev house

The Xoʻjayev House is a former residential building in the Uzbek city ​​of Buxoro that houses a museum.

location

The house is located in the southwest of the historical center of Buxoro about 900 meters south of the Kalon Minaret and about 800 meters southwest of the Labi Hovuz ensemble .

history

The house was built in 1891 by Ubaydulla Xoʻjayev, a rich merchant from Buxoro who exported the skins of Karakul sheep native to Uzbekistan to Russia. His son Fayzulla Xoʻjayev lived here until 1925 , who had prepared the resistance against Emir Alim Khan together with the Bolsheviks and after whose flight he became chairman of the Council of Ministers of the newly founded People's Republic of Bukhara in 1920 .

After the dissolution of the People's Republic of Bukhara and the incorporation of Buxoro into the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic in 1925, the Soviets set up a school in the house. The building has now been restored and serves as a museum. It shows, on the one hand, memories of Fayzulla Xoʻjayev and, on the other hand, the home decor of the late 19th century with furniture, musical instruments, dishes and clothing. There are also events at which the guests are familiarized with the customs and traditions of this time in Buxoro and at which the cloakroom for men and women that was customary at the time is demonstrated.

description

The Xoʻjayev house consists of various wings grouped around an inner courtyard, in which living, sleeping and storage rooms were located. Towards the inner courtyard the house has a veranda in the shape of an ivan with a wooden roof supported by slender columns.

Among the living rooms, a winter room with a large stove and a spring room with particularly high windows are particularly prominent. In the main wing is the White Hall, which is richly decorated with colorful wall paintings. It was used to receive guests and to celebrate parties.

literature

  • Klaus Pander: House of the merchant Khodschajew . In: Central Asia . 5th updated edition. DuMont Reiseverlag , 2004, ISBN 3-7701-3680-2 , chapter Bukhara, the noble , p. 166 (DuMont art travel guide).
  • Bradley Mayhew, Greg Bloom, John Noble, Dean Starnes: Fayzulla Khojaev House . In: Central Asia . 5th edition. Lonely Planet , 2010, ISBN 978-1-74179-148-8 , chapter Bukhara , p. 263 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Mayhew: Central Asia , 2010, p. 263
  2. a b c d Pander: Zentralasien , 2004, p. 166
  3. ^ Fayzulla Khodjaev Museum. In: www.people-travels.com. Retrieved November 28, 2016 .

Coordinates: 39 ° 46 ′ 5.92 "  N , 64 ° 24 ′ 50.17"  E


Historic center of Buxoro