Qaynargumbaz

Sardoba Qaynar, Gumbaz, Qaynargumbaz or Qaynargumbazi — a ruined domed water reservoir of the Kokand Khanate architecture, located in the village of Qaynar, Ohangaron district, Tashkent region, built approximately in the 19th century on a spring. The name Qaynar of the sardoba is taken from the spring inside it that boils up.

This sardoba belongs to the top ten largest sardobas in Central Asia, and the monument is distinctive for its preservation. In terms of size, significance and role it is included among sardobas such as Raboti Malik, Kasbi. The architectural monument is located in the village of Qaynar, Ohangaron district, Tashkent region, and is the only sardoba preserved in this district. Among the 57 sardobas existing in the Republic, it is still considered a sardoba with drinkable water.

Geographic location

The sardoba is located 7.7 km north of the city of Ohangaron at 40º58' north latitude and 69º39' east longitude, at an altitude of 648 m above sea level. The sardoba is a monument that is part of the architectural complex of the caravanserai and the village of Qaynar. The sardoba was built as a domed structure on the Qaynar spring on the right bank of the Ohangaron River in a side channel. The spring water, not very large, flows into Omonqulsoy. Qaynargumbaz is the only sardoba preserved in the Tashkent region.

History

In ancient times a trade route passed through the village of Qaynar. According to information, this trade route in the 18th–19th centuries was a major road connecting Tashkent with Fergana, and it gained importance because the alternative route through To‘ytepa became impassable due to mud and became unusable. Caravans stopped around the spring.