Mullo Kyrgyz Madrasseh

Ornate terra-cotta facade from the 18th to 19th century.

Built in 1915, and one of the largest in Central Asia; now home to a local branch of the Wahabi sect.

Housing local archaeological discoveries.

1st-century settlement 25 km west of Namangan, on the Syr-Darya River. Formerly capital of Fergana Valley, it was destroyed by the Mongols, rebuilt by the Timurids and abandoned in the 17th century for Namangan after an earthquake.