The memorial Complex of Imama al-Bukhari is situated in 12 kilometers from Samarkand, in Khortang village. The landfill of the prophet is considered a sacred place. And visiting the tomb of Imam al-Bukhari has the same status as Umrah (small pilgrimage to Mecca - hajj).

In the XVI century during the governing of the Sheybanids’ dynasty on the village cemetery at the outskirts of Khortang the first memorial complex was constructed. The Complex of Imam al-Bukhari included small mausoleum above al-Bukhari tomb and Juma mosque. Such a view the complex had until the beginning of the XX century. And in 1997 at the period of Uzbekistan independence in connection with the forthcoming 1225 anniversary of Imam al-Bukhari it was considered to renew the memorial complex above the grave of the honorable religious scholar.

The Complex of Imam al-Bukhari takes the area of 10 hectares. The entrance to this remarkable sight is brought via the one-storied building from baked brick. The building includes three portal domes with through arched passages. This peaceful place of pilgrimage contains a mosque, a small museum and two courtyards, the main one containing Ismail al-Bukhari's gorgeous tomb, made of yellow marble and inlaid with majolica. It's surrounded by an aivan, under which an imam usually sits, chanting prayers. The iwan's brightly painted ceiling uncharacteristically lacks red - supposedly to avoid communist associations.

It's essential to dress conservatively here, respect the calm and reverent atmosphere, and ask before you take photos. Reception and prayer rooms are spread around a hauz shaded by chinor trees. Through an archway beside the minaret is Al-Bukhari's tomb, beneath a blue-domed mausoleum.