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.