Haji Yakoub Mosque, Dushanbe
This Mosque is one of the features of Islam in Dushanbe. It was created 200 years ago. It is quite big and can hold three thousand people. The building is very beautiful and its walls are decorated with colourful tiles. The mosque has a very tall crescent-topped minaret and the top of the dome is golden. Haji Yakoub was a religious man who was quite serious and well-known in Tajikistan.
Want to visit this sight? Check out these Self-Guided Walking Tours in Dushanbe. Alternatively, you can download the mobile app "GPSmyCity: Walks in 1K+ Cities" from Apple App Store or Google Play Store. The app turns your mobile device to a personal tour guide and it works offline, so no data plan is needed when traveling abroad.
Download The GPSmyCity App
Haji Yakoub Mosque on Map
Sight Name: Haji Yakoub Mosque
Sight Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan (See walking tours in Dushanbe)
Sight Type: Religious
Guide(s) Containing This Sight:
Sight Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan (See walking tours in Dushanbe)
Sight Type: Religious
Guide(s) Containing This Sight:
Walking Tours in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Create Your Own Walk in Dushanbe
Creating your own self-guided walk in Dushanbe is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.
Dushanbe Introduction Walking Tour I
Relatively small in size, the city of Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan, sits on the banks of the Varzob River and contains a number of notable sights, significant in terms of national history and culture. The most prominent local landmarks include Rudaki Park, bearing the name of the Tajik poetry classic; the Ismoili Somoni statue and gilded arch; the National Museum of Tajikistan; and more. To... view more
Tour Duration: 3 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 5.7 Km or 3.5 Miles
Tour Duration: 3 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 5.7 Km or 3.5 Miles
Dushanbe Introduction Walking Tour II
Relatively small in size, the city of Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan, sits on the banks of the Varzob River and contains a number of notable sights, significant in terms of national history and culture. Among the local landmarks featured here are the Presidential Palace, Haji Yakoub Mosque, Komsomolskoe Lake, and more. To explore these and other attractions of Dushanbe in more detail, follow this... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 4.4 Km or 2.7 Miles
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 4.4 Km or 2.7 Miles