Ata-Gate

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The gate is situated in the western part of Ichan Kala, and it is the main gate. When enter the market , located 13 trade sectors and high square. In the right side of it , situated Mukhammad Aminkhan Madrasah (in 1855) in the left side. Ark (Old Ark). Inside of gate has customers area and sarrof xona. To the bricks row put wood and cupolas weight divided into arches. Small cupolas built as a “balhi” style.

The gates height 10 meter and breadth 4 meter, and its 4 main rooms fall down at the beginning of XX century and reconstructed it real appearance in 1975. The wings of the gate decorated with bloom patterns and geometrical shapes. At the same place of both , in the same size drawn round shape inside of it, in the central part of it had eight corner start. And inside of this round shapes have written Islamic words. (“Qul huvvallohu akhad. Allohus somad. Lam yalid valam yulad. Valam ya kunlahu kufuvan akhad”), on the left side (“La ilakha illalokhu Muhammadur Rasulullokh”) was written.

The gateways fixed in 1850-1851 years of Mukhammad Aminkhon’s house whichnear of the Khiva city Angarik village. It has 2 photo documents, which is proved to fix. Mukhammad Aminxon’s house. It has being saved Country of Khiva’s museum’s at guardroom.

 

Nowadays gate is serving to enter the city such as main gate Sarrofxona – a place where money exchange of XIX century. 


Source: http://visitkhorezm.uz/Ata_Gate