Imam al-Bukhari Mosque

The 10,000-capacity Friday mosque of the Imam al-Bukhari Memorial Complex at Khoja Ismail. The rebuilt complex has four 75-metre minarets at its corners (2025).

Imam al-Bukhari Memorial Complex, Khoja Ismail mahalla, Payariq District

History

The mosque is part of the memorial complex over the grave of Imam al-Bukhari, compiler of Sahih al-Bukhari. The complex was built in 1997–1998 to mark the 1,225th anniversary (by the Hijri calendar) of the scholar's birth.

An official 2021 report described the full reconstruction plan: a new mosque with tall minarets at its four corners, iwans, ablution halls and an administrative building, with Friday and Eid prayers to be held in the mosque. According to the President's website (25 November 2025), a mosque for 10,000 worshippers now stands on the 45-hectare site, framed by four 75-metre minarets.

Official list: Listed by the Samarkand branch of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan (sammuslim.uz).

Visiting a mosque: cover shoulders and knees (women should wear a headscarf) and take your shoes off at the door; avoid prayer times and ask before taking photos.

Details come from official sources and were checked in October 2026. Details may change — please check before you visit. Something wrong? Let us know

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