Bibi-Khanym Mosque


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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
The mosque Bibi-Khanym Mosque (; ; ; also: ... Khanum / Khanom / Hanum / Chanym / Hanim, etc.) is one of the most important monuments of Samarkand. In the 15th century it was one of the largest and most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world. By the mid-20th century only a grandiose ruin of it still survived, but now major parts of the mosque have been restored.

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