White muqarnas
On the portals.
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A modern mosque built between summer 2013 and October 2014 on the bank of the Ankhor canal, opened just before Eid al-Adha that year. Its name means «minaret»; it has two slender minarets and a sky-blue dome, and many visitors call it the White Mosque for its gleaming white façade. It follows traditional Central Asian design, with portals of fine white muqarnas and blue-patterned tiles, and holds more than 2,400 worshippers. The interior is decorated in the Uzbek «naqsh» style, and the mihrab carries verses of the Quran and hadiths. Since opening it has become one of Tashkent's main religious centres, and its canal-side setting shows it at its best at sunset and when lit at night, the minarets reflected in the water. Entry is free. It is a working mosque, so dress modestly, women cover their hair, and prayer times are best avoided. Minor metro station is a short walk away.
On the portals.
Slender and white.
By the canal.
On the Ankhor canal near Minor metro station, Tashkent
Between 2013 and 2014; it opened in October 2014 and holds more than 2,400 worshippers. Entry is free with modest dress.
