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Kazakhstan · Mausoleum

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

A monumental place of Yasawi remembrance in Turkistan.

Yasawi Mausoleum, Kazakhstan

RemembranceLearning
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Mausoleum to Khoja Ahmad Yasawi (UNESCO World heritage site), Hazrat-e Turkestan, Kazakhstan. Prime example of Timurid arhcitecture with biggest dome in Central Asia.
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Hazrat-e Turkestan, Kazakhstan.jpg · Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0

Place & context

History

Built under Timur between 1389 and 1405, the unfinished mausoleum became an important example of Timurid architecture.

Place & context

Living use

Heritage and sacred remembrance.

Place & context

Visiting with care

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Source trail

Evidence & location

Monument association checked against UNESCO documentation

Published UNESCO coordinate

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Tradition
Yasawiyya
Period
Timurid period
Location precision
Yasawi Mausoleum · Heritage monument. Published UNESCO coordinate.

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