Qorgoncha Mosque

A small 19th-century neighbourhood mosque between the Registan and Gur-e-Amir, next to the Sadriddin Ayni house-museum; it is no longer used for worship.

2 Umarov St, Samarkand

In brief

The mosque lies some 400 m south-west of the Registan and 450 m north-east of Gur-e-Amir. Old mulberry trees shade its small courtyard, and the neighbourhood teahouse is next door. The Qorgoncha 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_Курганча
3. uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qoʻrgʻon_masjidi
4. openstreetmap.org/way/1380040744