Shohi Ahsi Mosque: A Seventeenth-Century Quarter Mosque in Bukhara
Site at a Glance
- Rating
- 4.9
- Popularity
- Very Low
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Primary era
- Early Modern
- Eras represented
- Early Modern
- Civilizations
- Khanate of Bukhara
- Site type
- Religious
- Remains
- Mosque
History
Shohi Ahsi Mosque is a seventeenth-century mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, serving the local neighborhood or urban quarter. It stands on Samarkand Street in the historic center of the city and forms part of the Historic Centre of Bukhara, a UNESCO World Heritage property that brings together the city’s architectural, archaeological, religious, and cultural monuments. UNESCO World Heritage status is an international designation for places considered to have outstanding importance for humanity.
During the Soviet period, the building was used as a shoe warehouse. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Uzbekistan’s independence, Shohi Ahsi Mosque underwent major repairs and returned to religious use. It currently functions as a quarter mosque, a place of worship serving its surrounding neighborhood. The building is included in Uzbekistan’s national register of immovable cultural-heritage properties and remains under state protection.
