While visiting excursions in Uzbekistan, not far from the Old City, right in the center of the historical part of Tashkent, there is the Kukeldash Madrasah - this is one of the largest madrasahs operating today in all of Central Asia. This is one of the most important educational institutions, where to this day boys study religious sciences, philosophy, mathematics and astronomy.

Kukeldash madrasah was built in the second half of the 16th century on the initiative of the commander-in-chief of the army and close to the Sheibanid dynasty, who was popularly called Kukeldash, which translated from the Uzbek language means “foster brother”, since he was the younger (“foster”) brother of one from the khans of the Sheybanid dynasty.

The mosque was one of the important components of the ensemble of the Old City, the main urban area where residents of Tashkent gathered. In the basic layout of the main madrasah of Tashkent, architectural construction techniques characteristic of that time were used.

It was built from baked bricks, which were made from clay and hay and then fired. Only one part of the ensemble began to be decorated. On the main portal in front of the entrance to the madrasah, elements of tiled decor typical of the 16th century are preserved, a striking example of this are glazed blue bricks, as well as asymmetrical majolica. The construction of the Kukeldash Madrasah represents the traditional architecture characteristic of all madrasahs of this period. This place also contains a wide palace square surrounded by small and modest hujras, with a darskhana in which prayers are recited and mosques in the corners. The main structure of the building has a wide entrance portal with two-level attics and corner high-rise towers - guldastas.