Chor-Bakr Necropolis

 Chor-Bakr Necropolis

Necropolis is located in the south-west of the city of Bukhara, in the village of Sumitan. “Chor-Bakr” means “Four Brothers”. Necropolis is a large architectural complex, listed in the UNESCO catalog. There are burials of sheikhs from the clan of the Djuibar Seyids. The burial of Abu Bakr Sayid is the most ancient part of the necropolis. Abu Bakr Sayid itself is considered to be the ancestor of the head of the Djuibar sheikhs, that is, the founder of the Djuibar seyid dynasty.

Despite the fact that it is called “The City of the Dead”, in the necropolis of Chor-Bakr there are yards, streets, gates, family dachmas and tombstones. In the heart of the necropolis are three main buildings – a mosque, a khanaka and a madrasah. Front facades are portals with arched vaults, and its side facades, located in two tiers, are made in the form of loggias. A complex of structures is located around the mausoleum, which is well preserved to the present day. Great importance to the buildings attached to the minaret. In the brick fences of the courtyards are built entrance portals – Darwaza and aivans of the memorial mosques. To the group of funeral family courtyards – the Khazir leads a narrow path that has grown into the thickness of the medieval cemetery.

The huge ensemble “Chor-Bakr”, with its unique architecture, which was built over three centuries, is considered a holy and revered place for pilgrims