Zangi-Ata complex

According to legend, Tamerlane started the construction of the ensemble by building mausoleums for Zangi-Ata and his wife Ambar-bibi. The complex consists of an extensive garden and a group of buildings belonging to the 14th-19th centuries – a mosque, madrasah, minaret and the Ambar-bibi mausoleum.

The ensemble can be entered through a darvazahona – a construction with a portal, dome and small towers at the corners. An alley leads from the main entrance to an entrance into the inner court and further to the main complex.

The Zangi-ata mosque built in 1870 is also a part of the main complex. The mosque closes the court before the mausoleum from the southwest. In 1914-1915 the mosque was renovated and reconstructed.

This kind of mosque, namazgoh, was used for holiday praying. The mosque was constructed of square baked bricks, the interior walls plastered while the exterior ones left uncovered. Initially the interior was decorated with flowers and inscriptions, the former, unfortunately, having failed to survive.