Bibi-Khanym Mosque

جامع بيبي خانم

Timur's great mosque in Samarkand (1404) — among the largest of the Islamic world in its day.

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At a glance

Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
Identifiers
Wikidata
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In time

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

Architecture

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موجز

جامع تيمور الكبير في سمرقند (1404م) الذي أراده أعظم مسجد في العالم؛ ما زالت بوابته ومئذنتاه من أضخم آثار العصر التيموري. 1

الأثر

يقول السمرقنديون إن قبته كانت قبة السماء؛ وتهدمت أجزاء منه وأعيد ترميمه في القرن العشرين. 1

People and things also explored

Great Mosque of Samarra· Grand Bazaar of Isfahan· Bazaar of Tabriz· Faisal Mosque· Grand Bazaar, Istanbul· Hassan II Mosque· Khan el-Khalili· Gur-e Amir

Sources

  1. Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Bibi-Khanym Mosque”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/bibi-khanum-mosque/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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