Galleries
Columns, painted ceilings.
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An architectural complex about ten kilometres northeast of Bukhara, around the tomb of Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1318-1389), founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi order; the place was anciently called Kasri Orifon. The complex grew up after his death and has drawn visitors for generations; visits were forbidden in Soviet times. It begins with a small domed gatehouse, and on a wall near the Bobi Islom gate the calligrapher Habibulloh Solih inscribed in 2003 the 28th verse of Surat ar-Ra'd in nasta'liq script. The builders' names and the year of construction are carved in the gate's muqarnas. The complex has broad courtyards framed by galleries on carved wooden columns under painted ceilings, mosques, the khanaqah of Abdulaziz Khan and a garden, and visitors come from Uzbekistan and beyond to pray. It is a place of worship and pilgrimage, so dress modestly and keep quiet; women cover their hair. A taxi from Bukhara takes about 20 minutes.
Columns, painted ceilings.
Nasta'liq script.
And the garden.
Kasri Orifon, about 10 km northeast of Bukhara
About ten kilometres northeast of the city, around 20 minutes by taxi.