Shohi Khomush
Man-made, Cultural, Mausoleum
The Shohi Khomush mausoleum exists in the village of Langari Kalon of Muminobod district. This construction of this mausoleum dates back to the XIII-XIV centuries. It is attributed to the legendary Islamic (Ismaili) missionary Shoh Khamush. He had reportedly died in the present Muminobod district, where his shrine is located.
The mausoleum is a rectangular building with outer sizes 12x6 m, built entirely of burned brick (25 x 25 x 4.5 cm). The wide portal of the main facade of the mausoleum is oriented to the east, occupying almost the entire front part, with the narrow wall of both sides. The mausoleum is covered with a thick layer of clay-adobe plaster, which gave its appearance an unusually plastic with a smooth, almost sculptural shape hiding the corners.
There is rectangular firmware of arch between them. The mausoleum has two rooms. There is a transversely rectangular room (3 x 6 m), which is covered with a vault hidden by a thick multi-layer ganch coating.. The second room is a square shape with four niches that widen the interior space. Three lancet windows are cut through in the wall. The sails are preserved, in the upper part, the pointed arches of which are thrown over the corner of the quadrangle. The room has a flat beamed ceiling, and perhaps in the past, it was covered by a dome. The second row of larger sails is noticeable above, which together with intermediate vertical projections make up an octagon. The first room performed the function of the surrounding hall of ziyarat-khana (pilgrimage room), and the second was a gurkhana (a burial chamber). The main view of the mausoleum, which has one entrance, faces east, and is decorated with a pedestal. The front part obscures most of the view and has long protrusions on either side of the entrance. There is a mud-brick wall with three arched windows at the top of the roof. The domes of the arches are adorned with horns. The mausoleum consists of a shrine and a tomb. The shrine is small (3x4) and has a dome and arches. The square shape of the tomb has been expanded due to the four arches that it has.
One of the arches is located around the east. It connects the tomb with the shrine. The other two arched crowns are decorated with star bars. The dome of the tomb rests on eight pillars. The mausoleum is an example of a local school of architecture. There is a tomb under the burial ground. The height of the tomb is 2 meters, and it has a velvet cover. Three bodies lie in open brick coffins in the tomb. The walls of the burial ground are built away from the walls of the tomb. It is established that the mausoleum was built in the 13-14 centuries. Archaeologists have unearthed an underground chamber at the entrance to the mausoleum, where the remains of Shoh Khamush and his brother are housed inside two tombs.
There is rectangular firmware of arch between them. The mausoleum has two rooms. There is a transversely rectangular room (3 x 6 m), which is covered with a vault hidden by a thick multi-layer ganch coating.. The second room is a square shape with four niches that widen the interior space. Three lancet windows are cut through in the wall. The sails are preserved, in the upper part, the pointed arches of which are thrown over the corner of the quadrangle. The room has a flat beamed ceiling, and perhaps in the past, it was covered by a dome. The second row of larger sails is noticeable above, which together with intermediate vertical projections make up an octagon. The first room performed the function of the surrounding hall of ziyarat-khana (pilgrimage room), and the second was a gurkhana (a burial chamber). The main view of the mausoleum, which has one entrance, faces east, and is decorated with a pedestal. The front part obscures most of the view and has long protrusions on either side of the entrance. There is a mud-brick wall with three arched windows at the top of the roof. The domes of the arches are adorned with horns. The mausoleum consists of a shrine and a tomb. The shrine is small (3x4) and has a dome and arches. The square shape of the tomb has been expanded due to the four arches that it has.
One of the arches is located around the east. It connects the tomb with the shrine. The other two arched crowns are decorated with star bars. The dome of the tomb rests on eight pillars. The mausoleum is an example of a local school of architecture. There is a tomb under the burial ground. The height of the tomb is 2 meters, and it has a velvet cover. Three bodies lie in open brick coffins in the tomb. The walls of the burial ground are built away from the walls of the tomb. It is established that the mausoleum was built in the 13-14 centuries. Archaeologists have unearthed an underground chamber at the entrance to the mausoleum, where the remains of Shoh Khamush and his brother are housed inside two tombs.
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