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Po-i-Kalyan
Islamic religious complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Po-i-Kalan, or Poi Kalan (Uzbek: Poi Kalon; Persian: پای کلان, romanized: Pā-i Kalān, lit. 'At the Foot of the Great One'), is an Islamic religious complex located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex consists of three parts, the Kalan Mosque (Masjid-i Kalan), the Kalan Minaret (Minâra-i Kalân) to which the name refers, and the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah. The positioning of the three structures creates a square courtyard in its center, with the Mir-i-Arab and the Kalan Mosque standing on opposite ends. In addition, the square is enclosed by a bazaar and a set of baths connected to the Minaret on the northern and southern ends respectively.[1]
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
District | Bukhara |
Province | Bukhara |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque complex |
Location | |
Location | Bukhara, Uzbekistan |
Country | Uzbekistan |
Geographic coordinates | 39°46′33″N 64°24′51″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque, madrasa, courtyards, minaret |
Style | Islamic |
Completed | 12th-century, 16th-century |
Specifications | |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Minaret height | 45.6 m |
The congregational mosque in the complex is one of the largest mosques in Central Asia, behind the Bibi Khanum Mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and the Great Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan.[1]