Uzbekistan - Bukhara

Andro - Uzbekistan  - 07.08.2012

Chorbakr Ansambli, Buxoro. 

Chorbakr Ensemble, Bukhara. 

The Chor-Bakr necropolis in Sumitan settlement of Bukhara district was formed around the grave of Abu Bakr Sa'd - the "descendant of the prophet" and the forefather of the Djuibar Sufi sheikhs. Sumitan settlement became the centre of the dervishes' Order of Khodjagons, loyal towards the Khan's authority. 

The memorial complex of Chor-Bakr was built over the ostensible burial place of Abu-Bakr-Said, who died in the year 360 of the Muslim Calendar (970-971 AD), and who was one of the four of Abu-Bakrs (Chor-Bakr) - descendants of the Prophet Muhammad. The complex includes the necropolis of family tombs, and courtyards enclosed with walls.