Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum

Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum

Mausoleym includes a mausoleum and a sacred spring. Currently, it houses the Water and Irrigation Museum. The mausoleum was built by order of the Karakhanid rulers in the 12th century. He repeatedly rebuilt during the XIV-XVI centuries. Under Timur the mausoleum was finally completed. The structure is formed by four rooms located on the East-West axis, each room crowned with a dome. The westernmost building was built first as a funerary tower, other volumes were added later.

The legend about the prophet Job is associated with this mausoleum. There was a time in Bukhara, when the desert winds dominated the city, and the inhabitants suffered from a drought. They prayed to Allah to send them a miracle and save them from drought. And the Almighty heeded their pleas. At this time, the Prophet Job was traveling through Bukhara. He struck his staff on the ground and a healing source appeared, which saved the Bukharians from certain death. Grateful residents named the source of Chashma Ayub – the spring of Saint Job.