MAUSOLEUM OF SAINT DANIEL

The mausoleum of St. Daniyar (Daniel) is a unique burial place of the saint, revered in three world religions at once: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.

According to the legendary information of the 18th century, the ashes of the Old Testament biblical prophet Daniyar (Daniel) were buried in the mausoleum, the remains of which were brought to Samarkand and buried by the Central Asian medieval commander and conqueror Amir Timur (Tamerlane). The current building of the mausoleum and the complex were built at the very beginning of the 20th century, in subsequent years the building of the mausoleum and the complex were reconstructed several times.

The mausoleum and the Khoja Doniyor complex are located in the north-eastern part of the city of Samarkand, in the north-eastern outskirts of the ancient city of Afrasiab, on a small hill, near the bank of the small river Siab.

According to the historical book "Samaria" by the Central Asian historian Abu Tahirkhodzhi Samarkandi, the prophet Doniyor (Daniyar) was one of the associates of the Islamic Arab preacher Kusam ibn Abbas, who played a key role in the imposition of Islam in Samarkand and its environs. In Christianity, the prophet Daniel is one of the so-called "great prophets", the author of one of the Old Testament biblical books - the book of Daniel. In Judaism, Daniel is also one of the revered prophets.