Muslim religious building in Samarkand built on ancient foundations (XIX century).
The name of the mosque is associated with the name of the prophet (Nabi) Khizra is the patron saint of travelers, who fulfilled the wishes of the worthy, sent harvest and fertility. The image of Khizr was created by the ancient Persians, and eventually spread throughout the Muslim world.
The Hazrat-Khizr Mosque is a striking representative of the folk architecture of the Samarkand school. It is a rectangular structure with a size of 30×16 meters.
The composition of the mosque is asymmetrical. Its main elements are a winter khanaka, covered with a dome, and a columned aivan. In the central part of its western side there is a mihrab with hujras on both sides.
A square vestibule with a ribbed dome on a polyhedral drum (darvazakhana) and a portal flanked by guldasta turrets with a carved wooden door of the XIX century are attached to the side of the mosque.
