Description of the attraction
Sheikh Bahauddin Naqshband - the founder of the order of dervishes named in his honor, the philosopher, teacher of Tamerlane, a respected person in the East, whose ashes come to worship thousands of pilgrims from all over Central Asia. He was buried near the ancient village of fire-worshipers called Kasri Arifon, not far from Bukhara. There are still few tourists here, but every year their number is increasing.
The Mausoleum of Bahauddin Naqshband, a shrine that pilgrims consider the local Mecca, consists of a whole complex of buildings that appeared in the first half of the 16th century. Naqshband himself died in 1389. More than a century passed until a mausoleum was erected over his tomb. All construction work was carried out at the expense of Abdal-Aziz Khan I. Near the necropolis, a building of a khanaka, an Asian hotel for dervishes, was erected.
In the 18th century, the ensemble of the necropolis was expanded by the construction of a mosque with terraces. The customer of the temple was the mother of Abulfayz Khan. A century later, another mosque appeared on the territory of the complex, funded by the ruler's vizier. The minaret, which rises above all the buildings, dates back to 1720.
When Uzbekistan was one of the republics of the Soviet Union, the Mausoleum of Bahauddin Naqshband was forgotten and abandoned by everyone. It began to be restored in 1993, and 10 years later the entire complex was completely rebuilt. A lobby with an elegant dome was built in front of the mausoleum, the terraces of the mosque were reconstructed, and a garden was laid out next to it. The restorers paid great attention to the Dakhmai Shokhon necropolis, where the tombs of many Uzbek khans are located.
