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Coordinates: 39°41′44″N 65°47′35″E / 39.695457°N 65.793068°E / 39.695457; 65.793068
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The Arab-Ata (lit. 'Shrine of the Arab Father') is a cubical, domed brick mausoleum built in 977-78 in the village of Tim, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan.[1] Built during the Samanid Empire, Arab-Ata holds similar features to other Samanid mausoleums constructed in the 10–12th centuries, like Babaji-Khatun, Karakhan, and Aisha Bibi mausoleums; focused on the set compositions of central, portal-domed, and frontal, and having room for smaller expressions within those molds.[2]

Site Description

Built on top of a tepa, or triangular-shaped hill, in the 10th Century, the mausoleum fills an important gap in understanding the evolution of mausoleum architecture in Central Asia. [3]

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the

World Heritage Tentative List on January 18, 2008 in the Cultural category.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mazar-i 'Arab 'Ata". Archnet. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. ISSN 2095-2635
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  3. ^ a b Arab-Ata Mausoleum - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2009-03-24.

Further reading

• Hillenbrand, Robert. Islamic Architecture, 288, 290, 291. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1999. IBSN13 9780231101332 https://doi.org/10.1017/s0041977x00031670

• Knobloch, Edgar. Monuments of Central Asia, 117. London: I.B. Tauris Publishers, 2001.https://doi.org/10.1017/s1356186302360255

39°41′44″N 65°47′35″E / 39.695457°N 65.793068°E / 39.695457; 65.793068

Category:Geography of Uzbekistan Category:Mausoleums in Uzbekistan Category:World Heritage Tentative List Category:Samanid Empire

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