Mavlana Sharif Madrasa

Mavlono Sharif madrasa — one of the madrasas located in X. Ashurov neighborhood, Mirzo Ulugʻbek district, Bukhara region.

History

Hazrati Mavlono Sharif was born in Bukhara in 1617, died in 1690 and was buried in the mausoleum named after him. The historic center of Bukhara (Uzbekistan) in the 17th century, during the reign of Uzbek ruler Abdulazizkhan (1645–1681), was one of the madrasas built from the funds of a Bukhara jurist who was a famous theorist of darveshism and assisted the Bukhara khan with his advice.

The architectural monument is included in the “National List of Immovable Cultural Heritage Objects of Material and Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan”. Currently it is one of the tourist service and exhibition sites. In the state program, the madrasa was planned for capital renovation and repair in 2013–2015.

Key facts

Type: madrasa, architectural landmark
Heritage status: object of tangible cultural heritage of Uzbekistan

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 39.775600, 64.418260Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page is translated from: Mavlono Sharif madrasasi (uz.wikipedia.org), as of 20 July 2026

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