Ak Mosque | |
Coordinates: | 41.3773°N 60.3615°W |
Location: | Khiva |
Festivals: | --> |
Country: | Uzbekistan |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Established: | 1838–1842 |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
Ak Mosque (Uzbek: Oq masjid / Оқ масжид|lit=White Mosque) is a 19th century mosque in Khiva, Uzbekistan.[1]
It stands in Itchan Kala, the walled old city of Khiva, which is a World Heritage Site.[2] It was built under the rule of Allah Kuli Bahadur Khan, between 1838 and 1842 on older foundations dating as early as the seventeenth century.[3] It consists of a square, domed room (6.35 x 6.35 m), surrounded on three sides by a portico (iwan).[4] Its total size is 25.5 x 13.5 m.[1]