Po-i-Kalyan

Po-i-Kalan
Courtyard at Po-i-Kalyan,
with the madrasa and minaret
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictBukhara
ProvinceBukhara
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque complex
Location
LocationBukhara, Uzbekistan
CountryUzbekistan
Shown within Uzbekistan
Geographic coordinates39°46′33″N 64°24′51″E / 39.77583°N 64.41417°E / 39.77583; 64.41417
Architecture
TypeMosque, madrasa, courtyards, minaret
StyleIslamic
Completed12th-century, 16th-century
Specifications
Minaret(s)1
Minaret height45.6 m

Po-i-Kalan, or Poi Kalan (Uzbek: Poi Kalon; Tajik: Пои калон; Persian: پای کلان, romanized: Pā-i Kalān, lit.'At the Foot of the Great One'), is an Islamic religious complex located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex consists of three parts, the Kalan Mosque (Masjid-i Kalan), the Kalan Minaret (Minâra-i Kalân) to which the name refers, and the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah. The positioning of the three structures creates a square courtyard in its center, with the Mir-i-Arab and the Kalan Mosque standing on opposite ends. In addition, the square is enclosed by a bazaar and a set of baths connected to the Minaret on the northern and southern ends respectively.

The congregational mosque in the complex is one of the largest mosques in Central Asia, behind the Bibi Khanum Mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and the Great Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan.