Kukeldash Madrassah

KUKELDASH MADRASAH (XVI century). Kukeldash Madrasseh is one of the few remained monumental architectural monuments of Tashkent. It was built in the second half of the 16th century in the time of Abdulla-Khan (1557-1598) under the Leadership of Kulbobo Kukeldash who was a vizier, a scientist and a poet. Madrasseh Kukeldash is under the authority of Religious Board of Maveraunnahr Moslems, and at present it is a regularly acting mosque. There is a primary school, which teaches the basis of Islam.