Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures' has mentioned 'Mosque' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Samarkand was the major exception to this policy: Qutayba established an Arab garrison and Arab governmental administration in the city, its Zoroastrian fire temples were razed, and a mosque was built. | WIKI |
| Although Genghis Khan "did not disturb the inhabitants [of the city] in any way," Juvaini writes that Genghis killed all who took refuge in the citadel and the mosque, pillaged the city completely, and conscripted 30,000 young men along with 30,000 craftsmen. | WIKI |
| Bibi-Khanym Friday Mosque, 1399-1404 | WIKI |
| "The Mosque which Timur had caused to be built in memory of the mother of his wife...seemed to us the noblest of all those we visited in the city of Samarkand, but no sooner had it been completed than he begun to find fault with its entrance gateway, which he now said was much too low and must forthwith be pulled down. | WIKI |
| In 1612-1656, the governor of Samarkand, Yalangtush Bahadur, built a cathedral mosque, Tillya-Kari madrasah and Sherdor madrasah. | WIKI |
| Khazrat Hizr mosque, 1854 | WIKI |
| The largest of these are the Punjabi Mosque, the Punjabi Madrassah, and the Mausoleum of Mourad Avliya. | WIKI |
| During one of the talks, the imam of the Shiite mosque in Bukhara said that about 300,000 Shiites live in the Bukhara Vliayat and 1xc2xa0million in the Samarqand Vilayat. | WIKI |
| Panjab Shia Mosque Panjab Shia Madrasa Murad Avliya Shrine | WIKI |
| Bibi Khanum Mosque Namazgah Mosque Hazrat Hizir Mosque Panjab Shia Mosque Khoja Nisbatdar Mosque | WIKI |
| Artisans and stonemasons from India designed the mosque's dome, giving it its distinctive appearance amongst the other buildings. | WIKI |
| The blueprint and layout of the mosque itself, with their precise measurements, demonstrate the Islamic passion for geometry. | WIKI |
| There are also remains of a large ancient mosque built from the 8th to 12th centuries. | UNESCO |
| The major monuments include the Registan mosque and madrasahs, originally built in mud brick and covered with decorated ceramic tiles, the Bibi-Khanum Mosque and Mausoleum, the Shakhi-Zinda compound, which contains a series of mosques, madrasahs and mausoleum, and the ensembles of Gur-Emir and Rukhabad, as well as the remains of Ulugh-Bekxe2x80x99s Observatory. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): Ensembles in Samarkand such as the Bibi Khanum Mosque and Registan Square played a seminal role in the development of Islamic architecture over the entire region, from the Mediterranean to the Indian subcontinent. | UNESCO |