Description of the attraction
Khanaka Faizabad is located outside the historical center of Bukhara, about 2 km east of the Ark citadel and 1 km northeast of the Chor-Minor madrasah. Khanaka was built in 1598-1599 at the expense of the Sufi Mavlono Faizobodi. At first it was called Shokhi Akhsi. This name was later changed in honor of its creator.
Khanaka is a monastery that resembles a hostel or an inn, as well as a semblance of a Christian monastery. Usually dervishes stayed in khanaks, who could offer prayers in the mosque located right there and live in small cells located inside the building. The khanaks were also preferred by the Sufis who gathered for various rituals and fellowship. The people who led the Muslim community attending the mosque under the Faizabad khanak had a lot of weight in society. They usually accepted disciples willingly.
The main facade of the khanaka Faizabad, built of bricks, is divided into three parts. In the center is the majestic pishtak portal. On both sides it is framed by two-storey buildings with vaulted windows. They are adjoined by one-story buildings with an arched passage. Behind these buildings is a high hall topped with a dome richly decorated with carvings. A little to the side of the domed hall there are one-story galleries, above which five domes rise in a row. Residential cells are located immediately behind the main portal and behind the mihrab (this is the name of a niche with columns, which is arranged in the wall of the prayer hall so that believers understand which side Mecca is located).
