The State of Waqf Property in the Khorezm People's Soviet Republic

The article analyzes the state of the waqf property of the Khorezm People's Soviet Republic. The waqf department was responsible for accounting and distribution of various fees from the fund's lands. It was not in vain that the KhNSR government tried to use religious organizations for the development of Soviet schools, even if it was part of the income from waqf property. Because there was a large amount of waqf property in the republic and the amount of income from them was also significant.The article is also important because it is based on archival documents and materials from periodicals of the 20th century and 20s.