🕌 Magoki-Attori Mosque

One of Bukhara's oldest mosques, sunk below street level.

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Description

Magoki-Attori, the "pit mosque of the perfume sellers", is among the oldest mosques in Bukhara — rising cultural layers have left it four to five metres below today's street level. Its southern portal, from the 12th century, is a rare masterpiece of Karakhanid carved brickwork. The mosque is believed to stand on the site of a Zoroastrian temple, and tradition holds that in early times Jews and Muslims prayed here at different hours. The interior now hosts an exhibition on the history of Central Asian carpets.

Opening hours

Magoki-Attori Mosque — weekly opening hours
Monday09:00-18:00
Tuesday09:00-18:00
Wednesday09:00-18:00
Thursday09:00-18:00
Friday09:00-18:00
Saturday09:00-18:00
Sunday09:00-18:00

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Information last updated on 26.08.2026.