This was built from the 12th to the 16th centuries over a spring that legend says that the prophet Job created when he struck his staff on the ground. Its name means 'Job's Well'
Inside there are three rooms. In the first is a display about the importance of water in Uzbekistan, a land where there are virtually no natural water sources, and which relies on Turkmenistan for 80% of its water.
The display of course included an image of the Aral Sea which is no more due to the damming of its sources of water during the Soviet times.
In the second room was the well; people still come to collect water from it for its healing and holy qualities.
In the third room is the mausoleum, with the pole to indicate that a holy man was buried here. On top is the hand of Fatima, a horse tail an white cloth - a reminder of death
Inside there are three rooms. In the first is a display about the importance of water in Uzbekistan, a land where there are virtually no natural water sources, and which relies on Turkmenistan for 80% of its water.
The display of course included an image of the Aral Sea which is no more due to the damming of its sources of water during the Soviet times.
In the second room was the well; people still come to collect water from it for its healing and holy qualities.
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