Gemmiskiy Veyo

The Genmiskiy Veu is a rectangular bath that sits adjacent to the southeastern wall of the Genmiskiy mosque, featuring constructed stairs that descend into the waters. It spans 34 feet in length and 29 feet in width, housing a small 15-foot by 15-foot bath within. The small bath within the main bath shows an alteration made to the original design in around 1930’s. Historians have previously identified such structures to be oriented towards the Kaaba, but the orientation of the Veu does not align with the Kaaba’s direction. This along with the fact that the region bears traces of a robust pre-Islamic civilization, gives credibility to the idea that the rectangular bath outdates the mosque and is tied to Buddhism. The Veu shares striking similarities with the baths in monasteries in Pokna and Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka,