Po-i-Kalyan

Po-i-Kalan
Courtyard at Po-i-Kalyan,
with the madrasa and minaret
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictBukhara
ProvinceBukhara
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque complex
Location
LocationBukhara, Uzbekistan
CountryUzbekistan
Po-i-Kalyan is located in Uzbekistan
Po-i-Kalyan
Shown within Uzbekistan
Geographic coordinates39°46′33″N 64°24′51″E / 39.77583°N 64.41417°E / 39.77583; 64.41417
Architecture
TypeMosque, madrasa, courtyards, minaret
StyleIslamic
Completed12th-century, 16th-century
Specifications
Minaret(s)1
Minaret height45.6 m

Po-i-Kalan, or Poi Kalan (Uzbek: Poi Kalon; Persian: پای کلان, romanizedPā-i Kalān, lit.'At the Foot of the Great One'), is an Islamic religious complex located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex consists of three parts, the Kalan Mosque (Masjid-i Kalan), the Kalan Minaret (Minâra-i Kalân) to which the name refers, and the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah. The positioning of the three structures creates a square courtyard in its center, with the Mir-i-Arab and the Kalan Mosque standing on opposite ends. In addition, the square is enclosed by a bazaar and a set of baths connected to the Minaret on the northern and southern ends respectively.[1]

The congregational mosque in the complex is one of the largest mosques in Central Asia, behind the Bibi Khanum Mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and the Great Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan.[1]

  1. ^ a b Gangler, Anette (2004). Bukhara, the Eastern Dome of Islam: Urban Development, Urban Space, Architecture and Population. Stuttgart. pp. 112–152.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)