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Samanid Mausoleum

A thousand-year-old cube of carved brick — the oldest monument in Bukhara and a masterpiece of early Islamic architecture.

Samanid Mausoleum
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Samanid Mausoleum

The Samanid Mausoleum is a mausoleum located in the northwestern part of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, just outside its historic center. It was built in the 10th century CE as the resting place of the powerful and influential Islamic Samanid dynasty that ruled the Samanid Empire from approximately 900 to 1000. It contained three burials, one of whom is known to have been that of Nasr II.

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Brick patterns of the Samanid Mausoleum
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