The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand
of the Timurid dynasty, now in Uzbekistan. The Registan was a public square,
where people gathered to hear royal proclamations, heralded by blasts on
enormous copper pipes called dzharchis - and a place of public executions. It
is framed by three madrasahs (Islamic schools) of distinctive Islamic
architecture. During centuries Registan Square was the center of Samarkand. The
word Registan means “sand place”. There was a river running there many ages
ago, before building the first Madrassah on the square. Years passed, the river
dried out and left lots of sank there, that was the first place where the first
Madrassah was built in the beginning of the 15th century and named Registan
square. As the Madrassah was first built, all the holidays, parades, festivals
and Sunday bazaars took place. The ensemble consists of three Madrassah:
Ulugbek Madrassah (15th century), Sher – Dor Madrassah (17th century) and
Tilla-Kari Madrassah (gold covered)(17th century). Madrassah– is the Muslim
high educational institution. Only the boys from reach families studied there.
The training lasted for 10, 12, 20 years. It was up to the discipline the
student selected. The main discipline for all of them was Learning Koran. The
rest of the subjects were not obligatory and could be selected by students.
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