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La mosquée Kalon ou "grande mosquée" (à droite) est la "mosquée du vendredi" de Boukhara. C'est l'une des mosquées les plus anciennes mais aussi les plus vastes de l'Asie centrale. Elle pouvait accueillir 10.000 fidèles.

La première construction sur ce site date de 795 par les conquérants arabes.

Le bâtiment actuel a été achevé en 1514, par la suite il a été embelli puis restauré au cours de l'époque soviétique.

Le minaret Kalon (à gauche) a été construit en 1127 par le Karakhanide Arslan Khan. Haut de 48m, il servait à appeler à la prière mais également, au 17ème siècle, à jeter dans le vide les condamnés à mort. Une autre fonction était de servir de phare pour les caravanes arrivant du désert car un feu était allumé à son sommet chaque nuit.

De forme conique, il est décoré de motifs géométriques réalisés en briques.

Le minaret a été restauré dans les années 1930 puis dans les années 1970 à la suite d'un tremblement de terre.

Le minaret est le symbole de Boukhara, "Perle de l'Islam, oasis au coeur du désert Kyzyl Kum et ville sainte, une cité mystérieuse interdite aux infidèles durant plusieurs siècles.
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Author Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France
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Camera location39° 46′ 45.08″ N, 64° 25′ 05.39″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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