Marjona Ilhomova

  Day 1

20.05.2024

Chor Bakr

Hello to everyone.👋😊My name is Marjona.

Today is the first day of our practice and we were in Chor Bakr.We got together at 10 oʻcklock and the weather was very hot.

Chor-Bakr  is a memorial complex in the village of Sumitan at 5 km of  Bukhara  in  Uzbekistan , built over the burial place of  Abu-Bakr-Said , who died in the year 360 of the  Muslim Calendar  (970–971 AD), and who was one of the four of Abu-Bakrs (Chor-Bakr) – descendants of  Muhammad . The complex includes the  necropolis  of family tombs, and courtyards enclosed with walls. 

The Chor Bakr Memorial Complex, also known as Sumitan's cemetery, was established by Shaybanid ruler Abdullaxon II in 1559, and it includes a mausoleum, a mosque, a madrasa, and a large courtyard surrounded by high walls.[2][3] In the following centuries, additional buildings were constructed, and the complex was expanded to include adjacent areas. Abdullaxon II allocated 70,000 gold coins for the construction of this memorial complex.[4] The central building of the complex is the mausoleum, which has doors on all four sides. The mausoleum has a two-story structure with two rooms and a domed chamber on top.[5] The mihrab (prayer niche) is located on the qibla side of the mausoleum. The dome of the mausoleum is built in the Arki duzi style. The verses 61 and 62 of Surah Al-Baqara are inscribed on the front facade of the mausoleum.[4] The courtyard measures 20 meters in length, while the front entrance is 12 meters wide.