Сomplex of religious constructions “Nurato Chasma” (Nurota)

 spring, mosque, interesting place

The town is also famous as a Muslim pilgrimage place. Muhammad Narshani, who wrote about the history of Bukhara in 943, provides information about the settlement Nur, located at the foot of the mountain. Harshahi wrote” many people, who are buried there, have seen Prophet Muhammad”. During the 10 th century pilgrims from Bukhara and other places came to the holy graves situated next to the town fortifications and mosques. Currently, pilgrims continue visiting the holly places. Chashma is a place of pilgrimage of believers and one of the most significant religious centers of Islam in the region. The complex of religious constructions “Chasma” (Tadjik word for spring) includes the spring, a well, mosque “Djuma” and khamom (bathhouse). The round Djuma mosque was constructed above the spring and has 40 columns. The dome, 16 meters in diameter is one of the larges in the Central Asia . On the south-east part of the complex is a Nur-ata cemetery with the burial place of the saint person.