Oqmasjid
Ak Mosque (Uzbek: Oq masjid / Оқ масжид, lit. 'White Mosque') is a 19th century mosque in Khiva, Uzbekistan.
It stands in Itchan Kala, the walled old city of Khiva, which is a World Heritage Site. 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. It consists of a square, domed room (6.35 x 6.35 m), surrounded on three sides by a portico (iwan). Its total size is 25.5 x 13.5 m.
References
- ^ "Оқ масжид" [Oq mosque] (PDF). National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). Tashkent. 2000–2005. p. 302.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Itchan Kala". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ Arapov, Alexey (2016). Die historischen Denkmäler Usbekistans.Taschkent·Samarkand·Buchara·Chiva·Shahrisabz (in German). SMI-ASIA. p. 88. ISBN 978-9943-17-075-9.
- ^ "Madrasahs, mosques, minarets and mausoleums in Itchan Kala (Khiva's old town)". factsanddetails.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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