Ak Mosque

Ak Mosque (Uzbek: Oq masjid / Оқ масжид, lit. 'White Mosque') is a 19th century mosque in Khiva, Uzbekistan.

It stands in Itchan Kala, the walled old city of Khiva, which is a World Heritage Site. It was built under the rule of Allah Kuli Bahadur Khan, between 1838 and 1842 on older foundations dating as early as the seventeenth century. It consists of a square, domed room (6.35 x 6.35 m), surrounded on three sides by a portico (iwan). Its total size is 25.5 x 13.5 m.

Key facts

Type: mosque
Built: 1657
Part of: Itchan Kala
Heritage status: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, object of tangible cultural heritage of Uzbekistan

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 41.377300, 60.361500Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page comes from: Ak Mosque (en.wikipedia.org), as of 30 July 2026

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