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The complex takes its name from Mahdumi Azam, who lived between the 15th and 16th centuries and was a famous theologian and founder of the Dahbediya Sufi order (which is closely related to the Naqshbandi order). There is a 17th-century mosque, and centuries-old wide and tall plane trees grow here. The historical building of the Khanaqah is also worth seeing. Interestingly, the Yalangtush Bahadur, who built two of the three madrasas in the Registan Ensemble (Sherdar Madrasa and Tilla Kari Madrasa), is buried here. It is more convenient and faster for tourists to get here by taxi from Samarkand.
Aḥmad Khwājagī b. Jalāl ad-Dīn al-Kāsānī, revered as the Makhdūm-i Aʿẓam, was a Ṣūfī saint of the Naqshbandiyya. He was born in the Farghāna valley and became a disciple of Khwāja Aḥrār in Tāshkand. He created a Ṣūfī hostel in Bukhārā and died in his estate in Dahbīd. His descendants dominated the history of Eastern Turkistān in the 17th–18th centuries. Among them was Āfāq Khwāja, who preached in Kāshghar.
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Al-Bukhari or Buxori (810-870 AD) compiled a Hadith, a huge collection of the sayings of the Prophet Mohammed, and related commentary. A grand mausoleum was built over his tomb in 1997. Since 2021 this has been closed for reconstruction.
A large Seventh-day Adventist Church, built after Uzbekistan's Independence. In addition to Orthodox, Catholic, and Armenian Christians, Samarkand has many churches and adherents of other Christian denominations, including Protestants, Seventh-day Adventists, Baptists, Presbyterians, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Lutherans, and Korean Christian churches. Services of all these denominations are held mainly in Russian, as well as in Uzbek and Tajik.
Surrounded by Soviet-era apartment buildings, the park features a variety of amusement rides (including several from the Soviet era) and fast-food outlets. The prices for the rides are quite affordable for tourists from Europe or the United States. The technical condition of the rides may vary, although there are many new ones.
Samarkand is home to a small number of Bahais, who have their own official community spiritual center in the depths of a one-story residential area. The Bahais of Samarkand, like the so-called "non-traditional" Christian denominations, are multi-ethnic.
The mosque is named after a famous theologian who lived and was buried in this area (there is a cemetery in the back). It has a beautiful hall.
An old-fashioned stone hammam near (2 km) Samarkand's Railway Station. It is popular among locals and is cheap, and the cleanliness is acceptable.