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Vobkent District

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Vobkent District

Vobkent District north of Bukhara is famous for its minaret of 1196–1198 and the shrine of Mahmud Anjir Faghnawi, one of the 'seven saints'.

Photo: Umid1108 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

About the district

Vobkent District was created in 1926, with the town of Vobkent as its centre. Vobkent is thought to predate the Arab conquest; Narshakhi mentions it in the 10th century, 14th-century documents call it Vobkana, and from the 16th century it appears as both Vobkana and Kamat. A mint operated here under the Timurids and Shaybanids. Vobkent lies about 28 km north of Bukhara on the road towards Samarkand and Tashkent.

The district lists 44 archaeological and 16 architectural monuments. The best known are the Vobkent Minaret, over 40 m tall and part of a UNESCO site since 2023, the shrine of Mahmud Anjir Faghnawi, third master of the Khwajagan, and Chashma-i Ayub, one of three shrines in Central Asia associated with the Prophet Job. On 1 January 2026 the district had 154,000 residents.

Sources (4)
  1. siat.stat.uz
  2. uz.wikipedia.org
  3. ru.wikipedia.org
  4. ru.wikipedia.org

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Bukhara Nearest point: Bukhara, 28 km

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  1. Police · Vobkent District Vobkent District Department of Internal Affairs 2 Beruni St, Vobkent District
    +998 65 770 02 75 1102
  2. Civil registry · Vobkent District Vobkent District Civil Registry Office 21 G. Gulom St, Vobkent District
    +998 65 332 16 70 1008

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