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Barak-Khan Madrasah in Tashkent: more than just souvenir shops — history, poetry, and Madeleine Albright

The Barak-Khan Madrasah, located on Hastimam (Hazrati Imam) Square in Tashkent, was built in the first half of the 16th century for the poet and tutor of Tashkent’s princes, Zayniddin Vasifi. Barak-Khan Madrasah and the story of poet Vasifi Zayniddin Vasifi was not from Tashkent. He was born in Herat in 1485. He arrived in

Namazgoh Mosque and the Tashkent Islamic Institute

Namazgoh Mosque, together with the Tashkent Islamic Institute of which it is a part, is located on Hazrati Imam (Holy Imam) Square in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. History of Namazgoh Mosque Namazgoh Mosque was built much later than the structures erected in the 16th century, such as the Muyi Muborak Madrasah, Barak-Khan Madrasah, and