The minaret has an ancient history. Once upon a time there was a temple erected by the Romans, which was later turned into a Byzantine basilica.
The mosque appeared here at the turn of the XV-XVI centuries.
At the end of the XIX century, as a result of a lightning strike (one of the versions), a fire occurred that destroyed the wooden dome of the building. Therefore, the name of the building is translated as "Truncated minaret".
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Level 7 Local Expert
July 25, 2024
A beautiful place, a historical building, quite large-scale. But it didn't work out to get close, it was fenced off. I had to take pictures from afar. There are small colored houses nearby, it looks quite interesting.
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Анжелика Травникова
Level 5 Local Expert
July 11, 2023
A place with a long history. A vivid example of how invisible and intangible time changes everything, life itself. The seemingly indestructible is collapsing and a new colossus is being created on its ruins.
The bazaar of the Empire of Alexander the Great.
There's not much to look at. You just need to feel the atmosphere of the depths of centuries. To realize the number of human feet that have walked on the stone floor and the number of human hands that have created a truly indestructible structure.
There is a man at the entrance. He is very educated and speaks excellent Russian.