Magoki-Attori Mosque

     Magoki-Attori Mosque 

Bukhara is a city with a rich history.  Here were born famous artists, historians, scientists, shrines, architecture  all over the world.
Bukhara is ancient city with a lot of historical monuments and 
today we visited one of these famous historical monuments. 

 We were able to learn new, interesting and useful information.

Now I want to share some information with you:

                         Magoki-Attori Mosque, Bukhara

The ancient mosque of Magoki-Attori is located

 in the center of Bukhara near Lyabi-Hauz. In

 the early Middle Ages, a temple of fire-

worshippers was located here behind the

 southern Attaron gates. The Arabs established

 one of the first mosques on this spot.

THE NAME ORIGIN

The name of the mosque goes back to pre-

Islamic times. At that time, there was a pit 

(Magok) at this place. It also had a small bazaar 

where merchants sold mainly spices and herbs. 

The second part of the name comes from the 

term “Attar” means “scent merchant” or “spice merchant”.

Today, the mosque houses a carpet museum.

In 1930, archeologists excavated the southern 

portal of a mosque with unique ornamental 

bricklaying and archaic carved majolica. This 

portal of the 12th century is considered a 

masterpiece of Bukhara architecture. In the 

Late Middle Ages, Magoki-Attori played the 

role of quarter mosque.