Arifjanbai mosque

Orifjonboy Mosque — a historic mosque located in the city of Tashkent. It is one of the first buildings in Uzbekistan built in the Art Nouveau style in the early 20th century. The mosque’s construction is named after the founder whose name it bears.

History

The mosque is located in the Olmazar district of Tashkent city. The “Orifjonboy” mosque was built at the beginning of the 20th century by Orifjon Mallaboyev. In 2019, it was renovated within the implementation of the Tashkent City project. There is no possibility to find information about the naming of the mosque and about the mosque in open sources. Information about the “Orifjonboy” mosque can be found in the annex of the Cabinet of Ministers’ decision No. 846 dated October 4, 2019, under the section “Immovable objects of material cultural heritage” belonging to the city of Tashkent.

Tashkent City

The mosque is located in the Qoratosh neighborhood of the Beshyogʻoch district. Currently, the Tashkent City complex has been built there.