A khaneqah (also written Khanqa,Khaneqa) is traditionally a building designed specifically for gatherings of the Sufi brotherhood.
Most Khaneqahs originated in the 11th or 12th centuries as Sufism spread through Central Asia.
They were usually built in the vicinity of the tomb of a Sufi Sheikh or elder, as is the case with Sheikh Ghazali in Tus, or the mausoleum of Hakim Termezi (Termedhi).
At the center of the building was usually a domed hall for the meeting of the brotherhood, surr ...
