Magok-i-Kurpa Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan}}
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|location= Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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|year_completed= 1637
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The Magok-i-Kurpa Mosque is a historical mosque in the Uzbek city of Bukhara. It was built in 1637. The mosque is located in the historical center of Bukhara, about 250 meters southwest of Po-i-Kalyan and 10 meters west of Toqi Telpak Furushon trading dome. It is a part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Bukhara.[https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/602 602.] UNESCO
Architecture
The Magok-i-Kurpa mosque has a rectangular ground plan of 15 × 24 square meters. It has two storeys, with the lower storey, down a staircase, almost entirely below the surface of the earth. Therefore, the mosque also has its name addition "Magok-i" which means "in the hole" or "in the subsoil". Another "subsoil" mosque is the Magok-i-Attari Mosque located about 150 meters southeast.
The roof carries twelve domes. The main dome sits on a cylindrical drum and rises 20m above the ground.
See also
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References
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Category:Mosques completed in the 1630s
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1637
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