The Magok-i-Kurpa Mosque is a historical

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

in the Uzbek city of

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. It was built in 1637. The mosque is located in the historical center of Bukhara, about 250 meters southwest of

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and 10 meters west of Toqi Telpak Furushon trading dome. It is a part of

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Architecture

The Magok-i-Kurpa mosque has a rectangular ground plan of 15 × 24 square meters. It has two storeys, with the lower storey, down a staircase, almost entirely below the surface of the earth. Therefore, the mosque also has its name addition "Magok-i" which means "in the hole" or "in the subsoil". Another "subsoil" mosque is the

Magok-i-Attari Mosque Maghoki Attori Mosque ( uz, Magʻoki Attori masjidi, tg, Масҷиди Мағокии Атторӣ, Masjidi Maghokii Attori, fa, مسجد مغاکی عطاری, Masjed-e Maghākī-ye Attārī) is a historical mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It ...

located about 150 meters southeast. The roof carries twelve domes. The main dome sits on a cylindrical drum and rises 20m above the ground.

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