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Description
Property Name: Mir-i Arab Madrasa
Inventory No: 998-65-5
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-03-19
Country (State party): Uzbekistan
Province: Bukhara
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 39° 46′ 33.59″ N
64° 24′ 57.18″ E
Historic Period: 16th century, 1st half
Year of Construction: 1536
Style: Shaibanid
Original Use: Madrasa
Current Use:
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Mir-i Arab Madrasa is located on Registan Square and was constructed under the order of the influential Sheikh Miri Arab in the 16th century. The madrasa, together with Kalyan Minaret and Kalyan Mosque, form the central architectural complex of Bukhara.
Selection Criteria
v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The madrasa is in a good state of preservation. In recent years, the projecting walls of the entrance have been restored. The decorations on the exterior and courtyard façades were also restored.
References
Pugachenkova, G. A., F. M. Ashrafi, B. M. Usmanov, F. K. Kasymov, N. K. Sharipov, Bukhara: Architectural Monuments, Ministry of Culture, Tashkent, 1997
Petruccioli, Attilio (ed). Bukhara: The Myth and The Architecture, Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, Cambridge, 1999
Bulatov, Timur. Bukhara: A Museum In The Open, Gafur Gulyam Art and Literature Publishers, Tashkent, 1991.
Gombos, Károly. The Pearls of Uzbekistan: Bukhara, Samarkand, Khiva, Corvina Press, Budapest, 1976.
World Heritage Center Website: http://whc.unesco.org