Damoi Shakhon

Damoi Shakhon

Known as the tombs of Kokand Khan, Damoi Shakhon is one of the major attractions in Kokand Tours.

Overview About Damoi Shakhon

Damoi Shakhon, the tomb of rest rulers of Kokand is one of the major attractions in Uzbekistan Tours for its colourful and Islamic pattern architecture. It is an ensemble or complex which consists of three parts.

an area of 15,300 square kilometer hosts a population of about 4,450,000 approximately.

History About Damoi Shakhon

Built under the reign of Umar khan, the Kokand ruler in 1825 in the early 19th century, Damoi Shakon is the complex of Khan's tomb. But, Umar Khan passed away before the finishing the constructions of Damoi Shakon Tomp Complex in Kokand. However, the construction of Damoi Shakon was continued under the direction of Umar Khan’s wife, Nadira, in 1822. Nadira was the famous Uzbek poetess and possessed a high culture and erudition. Nadira was efficient to make the tombs of Kokand unique by the decoration of the masterpieces of architecture. The tomb was restored by the eminent architects and folk masters of the country, in 1917.

Damoi Shakhon
Damoi Shakhon
Damoi Shakhon

Damoi ShakhonHighlighted Point Of Attraction

A trip to Damoi Shakhon on Uzbekistan Tours is really worthy as the paintings, designs and architecture are superb.

A trip to Damoi Shakhon on Uzbekistan Tours is really worthy as the paintings, designs and architecture are superb.

Known as the Burial Vault Of Kokand Khans, this complex has a colourful portal decorated with the Islamic patterns of glazed tiles, a mosque with avian and ancestor burials sites which is surrounded by a fence. There are totally two entrance portals with beautiful carved doors, one is portal and the second one is the portal to the mosque.

The upper part of the portal is decorated with motifs of the cloth decor called "snipe" while the carved wooden doors feature the carved texts from the Holy Quran in Arabic, and poems of Umar Khan. The ornamental motifs varieties applied by the cladding techniques emphasize the beauty of the tomb.

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