#chor minor

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Buxoro ( Bukhara / Buchara ) - Uzbekistan 

Chor Minor ( the Madrasah of Khalif Niyaz-kul ) 

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Chor Minor – Bukhara, Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

Built in 1807, this unique gateway once belonged to a madrasa. Its four turquoise-domed towers — each with distinct designs — gave it the name “Chor Minor,” meaning “Four Minarets.”

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Chor Minor - The historic gatehouse in Bukhara

Chor Minor – The historic gatehouse in Bukhara

The structure was built by Khalif Niyaz-kul, a wealthy Bukharan of Turkmen origin in the 19th century under the rule of the Janid dynasty. Originally, it was a part of a complex of a madrasa, which was demolished.

The towers of Chor Minor are not minarets. Three of them were used for storage, and one has a staircase leading to the top floor. All of them are topped by domes covered by blue ceramic…

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Chor Minor mosque in Bukhara ** by Evgeni Zotov

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Chor Minor Bukhara, Uzbekistan

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Chor Minor, Khodja Nurobobod St, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

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These towers (minors) are characteristic of the region