MAUSOLEUM OF ABDI-BIRUN (P.82)
Abdi-Birun or "Abdi-outer" - the impressive mausoleum of the 17th century, constructed by Bukhara dignitary Nadir Divan-beghi. The word “outer” meant beyond the city wall of the Temurid epoch. It is regarded as mazar of Islamic lawyer Khodja Abdi (Abdi-Birun) from the family of Caliph Usman of the Arab clan Abdi. According to the legends, Khodja Abdi was one of the first Islamic preachers in Samarkand, alongside with Kusam ibn Abbas. The mausoleum is located 10 km to the south from Samarkand in Qavchinon mahalla. The mausoleum has a massive basis crowned with the dome on the heavy drum. The front façade is accented by the portal and the rest are decorated by wall arches in rectangular frames. Ornaments from glazed bricks form simple ghirikhs on the portal and the inscription in Sulth style decorates the drum. Compositionally, the building resembles the side structures of Bibi-Khanym mosque. The memorial complex includes khanaka.
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