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Outside wall of Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

Outside wall of Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

2-668-600 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Outside wall of Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand, c20th century. The Shir Dar or Sher Dor madrasa was built in the seventeenth century, as a teaching institution and residential school of Islamic sciences. Constructed by a Shaybanid feudal general, Alchin Yalantush Bahadur in erratic stages between 1619 and 1636.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. CM Dixon, attributed to: British: Photographer
People Related
  1. Alchin Yalantush Bahadur: Shaybanid: General
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia Uzbekistan Samarqand Samarkand

  1. 39 39 15 N , 066 57 35 E
Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Religion & Belief Islam

Society & Culture Education

Artistic Representations Cityscapes

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5266x3535
File Size : 54,538kb

Aliases

  1. MARS7 | SU9AC10-DX
  1. 0370005732
  1. 2-668-600
  1. 2668600
  1. MARC23 | SU9AC11-DX
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