The fortress structure surrounding Old Turkestan was built in the first half of the 19th century. Coordinates: 43˚17.949΄, 068˚16.490΄. Historical sources indicated that the ancient city consisted of three parts: the Citadel, the Shahristan, and…
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The gate was at northeastern wall of the citadel and consisted of a double-leaf wooden door. Coordinates: 43˚17.912΄, 068˚16.376΄. The gate doors were decorated with ornamental carvings, and on both sides located towers. Spiral staircases…
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A fortification-type monument located on the eastern side of the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. It is a monument of national significance. Coordinates: 43˚17.894΄, 068˚16.262. In the earliest schematic plan of Turkistan’s fortifications, created in…
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Around the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi within the territory of the shahristan of Old Turkistan — there were four gates. For this reason, historical sources referred to the city as the“Four-Gated Turkistan”. One of…
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The gate Musalla is located 150 meters in front of the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. Coordinates: 43˚17.751΄, 068˚16.409΄. Within the “Cultural Heritage” program, in Old Turkistan were identified a number of sites due for…
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The gate Takia is located 800 m from the mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. Coordinates: 43.2928147, 068.2660778. These gates, called “Takiya” or “Ishan”, are marked on a map of 1864, which indicates that they were…
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The gate Darbaza located 400 meters northwest of the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. Coordinates: 43.3005884, 068.2690768. It is one of the four historical gates of Turkistan. The gate was restored based on a lithographic…
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A MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION SIGNED BETWEEN THE “AZIRET SULTAN” NATIONAL HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL MUSEUM-RESERVE AND THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION Today, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the “Aziret Sultan” National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve…
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🔹 Today, a special seminar was held at the «Aziret Sultan» National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve to improve employees’ skills in responding to emergency situations. The main goal of the event was to ensure safety…
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🔹 Today, the National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve «Aziret Sultan» organized a press tour to the Mausoleum of Zhusip Ata, which is under the museum-reserve’s jurisdiction. 🔹 The press tour was attended by professors from…
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