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Xoʻjayev (1896-1938) was from a wealthy Bukhara family. He sought to free his country from both hidebound clerical tradition and Czarist rule, which pleased the Soviets, and he was leader of Uzbekistan from 1924. However he opposed the heavy-handed excesses of Stalin, such as cotton monoculture, so he was purged, given a show trial and shot. He has a mixed reputation today and this museum, his father's house, depicts life of a merchant family but says little about the man.
Fayzulla Xoʻjayev house museum or Fayzulla Xoʻjayev memorial museum is a memorial building named after the politician Fayzulla Xoʻjayev located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The house museum is established inside the apartment. This museum is 3 hectare of land. It consists of two dividual inner courtyards for men and women. After Khojayev's death, this monument fell into neglect. In 2023, the house museum was reconstructed and opened for local and foreign tourists.
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A complex similar to Lyab-i Hauz built in 1570, with a mosque, medressah and hauz. The name means "killing bulls" as the site used to be a cattle market and slaughter house. It's closed for restoration, though you can see the exterior.
The oldest surviving mosque building in Central Asia, dating back to the 800s, reconstructed in the 1500s and now a carpet museum. "Magoki" means a pit, and it was in a dip in the ground when built over a former Zoroastrian temple, and has sunk further. It's now 6 metres below ground level, and its domes barely reach the street. "Attar" means perfume as there once was a perfume market nearby. The 12th-century main facade is very impressive.
There's been a substantial Jewish community in Bukhara since the 8th century. This synagogue was built around 1640, in legend as part of the peace deal with the widow who owned the Lyab-i Hauz site. It was closed down by the Soviets in 1940. Eventually it was returned, but the Jews had emigrated to Israel and the US so it was never again in use. It's now a small museum.
Built from 1119, with modifications through the 16th century. It's richly decorated within.
Built in the 16th century, with beautiful interior decorations, but you'll be lucky to find it open. Worshippers now use the modern mosque next to it.
The name means "double madrassah", the Modari Khan and the larger Abdullah Khan, built together in 1566. They look neglected.