Xalfa Xudoydod Complex
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| Xalfa Xudoydod Complex | |
|---|---|
Xalfa Xudoydod majmuasi | |
 The Xalfa Xudoydod Complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan | |
 Interactive map of the Xalfa Xudoydod Complex area | |
| Etymology | Named after Shaykh Xudoydod ibn Toshmuhammad Azizon al-Bukhari, a Sufi leader and founder of the complex |
| General information | |
| Type | Religious and memorial complex |
| Architectural style | Uzbek architecture of the 18th–19th centuries |
| Location | Havzi Nav district, Bukhara, Xalifa Xudoydod ko’chasi, Bukhara, Uzbekistan |
| Coordinates | 39°46′08″N 64°24′00″E / 39.7689°N 64.4001°E |
| Year built | 1777–1855 |
| Affiliation | Yassawiyya Sufi order |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Brick, wood, ganch |
| Design and construction | |
| Known for | Being an example of a complex that includes various religious and memorial structures |
The Xalfa Xudoydod Complex is an architectural monument in Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan. The complex was built by Sheikh Xudoydod ibn Toshmuhammad Azizon al-Bukhari in 1777–1855, during the reign of the Manghit dynasty in Bukhara Emirate. The complex consists of a madrasa, a mosque, a house, a cistern and a cemetery.[1]
The Xalfa Xudoydod complex is located in the Havzi Nav district of Bukhara, and was founded by Xalfa Xudoydod. His full name is Shaykh Xudoydod ibn Toshmuhammad Azizon al-Bukhari. Xalfa Xudoydod was originally from Khorezm. According to the information in the "Tuhfat uz-zoirin" ("A Gift for the Pilgrims"), Xalfa Xudoydod bought 12 plots of land for this complex and built a khanqah, a madrasa, a cistern and an ablution room. There were previously the cemeteries of Eshoni Imlo and Xalfa Xudoydod in the area where the complex is located, but these cemeteries were destroyed during the Soviet years. Currently, a school and a preschool institution are operating in the place of these cemeteries. The entrance to the complex has two doors, with the main gate located on the western side. The complex has a central courtyard, with a small minaret on top of it. The minaret was used for calling to prayer. The madrasas have two-storey doors, and each room has 2-3 niches. The tomb of Xalfa Xudoydod is located in the eastern cell of the complex. There is also a cistern in the complex, with two entrance doors.[2] There are 39 one-storey cells in the Xalfa Xudoydod complex. There is a mosque in the south-west of the monument. According to the sources, 150-200 students studied in the madrasa in this complex. A number of waqf documents of this complex have been preserved, which state that in 1797–1798, this area was the Boqi Muhammadxon orchard, and there were a mosque, a madrasa and a cistern, and they were endowed to the name of Xalifa Xudoydod.[3][4]