Ak Mosque

{{Short description|Mosque in Khiva, Uzbekistan}}

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| established = 1838–1842

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Ak Mosque ({{langx|uz|Oq masjid / Оқ масжид|lit=White Mosque}}) is a 19th century mosque in Khiva, Uzbekistan.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://n.ziyouz.com/books/uzbekiston_milliy_ensiklopediyasi/O'zbekiston%20Milliy%20Ensiklopediyasi%20-%20O%20harfi.pdf|title=Оқ масжид|trans-title=Oq mosque|encyclopedia=National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan|page=302|language=uz|year=2000–2005|location=Tashkent}}

It stands in Itchan Kala, the walled old city of Khiva, which is a World Heritage Site.{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Itchan Kala |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/543/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en}} 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.{{Cite book |last=Arapov |first=Alexey |title=Die historischen Denkmäler Usbekistans.Taschkent·Samarkand·Buchara·Chiva·Shahrisabz |publisher=SMI-ASIA |year=2016 |isbn=978-9943-17-075-9 |pages=88 |language=de}} It consists of a square, domed room (6.35 x 6.35 m), surrounded on three sides by a portico (iwan).{{Cite web|title=Madrasahs, mosques, minarets and mausoleums in Itchan Kala (Khiva's old town)|url=https://factsanddetails.com/central-asia/Uzbekistan/sub8_3h/entry-6876.html#chapter-16/|access-date=19 February 2022|website=factsanddetails.com}} Its total size is 25.5 x 13.5 m.