From 1980 to 1982, the Turkestan Archaeological Team conducted stratigraphic studies on the Kultobe hill, located on the southeastern outskirts of the Late Medieval Turkestan settlement. Previously, this was the basis for the assumption that…
Kazakh national jewelry is the pearl of our entire national culture. The culture of each nation develops in close contact with its way of life, traditions, national identity, ethnographic thought and the natural environment. Among…
In the Turkestan region, the burial grounds that have been preserved since ancient times have not yet been fully taken into account and comprehensively studied. These archaeological sites are a source of new data of…
The National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve «Aziret Sultan» has an old book called «Sharhul mukhtasar-il-uikaya» (an abbreviated explanation of defense). The work is written in Arabic. Size: 14.5 x 30.5 cm, printed in Kazan in…
A coin made of 690 silver is kept in the fund of numismatic relics of the National Museum-Reserve «Aziret Sultan». This coin is a 5 pengo silver coin minted in 1930 to commemorate the 10th…
The pendant lamp located in the mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is a valuable heritage of the Turkic world and Islamic civilization, a fine example of metalworking art of the XVI century and a very…
Kazakhs have many types of breast ornaments that are worn for beauty, one of which is the onirzhiek (next is the necklace). Wearing it also has a sacred meaning. Young girls don’t wear them. A…
Kimeshek is one of the samples of national clothes, which has absorbed the special way of life, customs and traditions of the Kazakhs. This is the traditional national headdress of Kazakh women. In some regions,…
A statue of a goat or mountain goat (amulet). The necklace is cast in bronze. Size: 2 x 2.5 cm. A hole is made in the upper part of the front leg for holding a…
(The Path of Piety) book by Sofa Allayar, written in 1870 in Persian. Book size: 25×16. The book was transferred to the museum fund by a resident of the house number 63 on the street…
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