Chor Minor

Chor Minor
Chor Minor from the southwest
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Status	Gatehouse
Location
Location	Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Geographic coordinates	40°23′9″N 49°50′16″E / 40.38583°N 49.83778°E / 40.38583; 49.83778
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Completed	1807
Dome(s)	4

Chor Minor (Char Minar Uzbek: Chor minor), alternatively known as the Madrasah of Khalif Niyaz-kul, is a historic gatehouse for a now-destroyed madrasa in the historic city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It is located in a lane northeast of the Lyab-i Hauz complex. It is protected as a cultural heritage monument, and also it is a part of the World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Bukhara.^[1] In Persian, the name of the monument means "four minarets", referring to the building's four towers.