Kok Mosque

A small 19th-century neighbourhood mosque about 350 m north-west of the Registan, with a nine-column carved iwan and a courtyard pool; it was not in use as of 2018.

47 Abdurasulov St, Samarkand

In brief

Kok means 'blue' or 'green'. Built in the 19th century on the site of an older mosque, it has an iwan on nine carved wooden columns along two sides and a small service building with a low platform for the muezzin. A little pool survives in the spacious courtyard. The Kok Mosque complex is on the national register of 19th–20th-century monuments.

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

Sources (4)

1. lex.uz/uz/docs/-4543266
2. ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Мечеть_Кук
3. uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koʻk_masjidi
4. openstreetmap.org/way/613988269