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 Ambassador Norland's Visit to Hastimom  
 
Ambassador Norland and Library Director Mr. Iltaev inside the Tilla Shaykh Mosque

Inside the Tilla Shaykh Mosque. The gold-plated ceiling resembles the dome of the Tilla Qori mosque in Samarkand. The only difference is that the Tashkent mosque is illuminated by windows. This mosque can accommodate 3,000 worshippers at a time.