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1 review of Khast Imom Mosque

The Oldest Koran in the World

In my opinion, Tashkent doesn't offer many attractions. There are some museums, some parks with Soviet memories, and a tactical-strategic way to enter and leave the country. However, one day we walked around and went to the Telyashayakh Mosque, or the Khast Imom Mosque as it's popularly known. It's a new mosque, which tries to follow the style of the country's great mosques and madrasas, although in much larger proportions. A huge park surrounds the outside, with little shade, but with cool water channels and a calming spirit, in Persian style. However, there was a surprise. In a smaller building, there's the mosque's library holding a treasure, a Koran from the 7th century, which is the oldest in the world.

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