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INSCRIPTIONS ON THE NOTHERN FACADE OF THE MAUSOLEUM

INSCRIPTIONS ON THE NOTHERN FACADE OF THE MAUSOLEUM

The northern facade of the mausoleum is bordered with two three-quarter corner and consists of three parts: a portal, a wall to the right of portal and wall to the left of portal. The length…

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INSCRIPTIONS ON THE MIHRAB

INSCRIPTIONS ON THE MIHRAB

In the center of the western wall of the mosque there is a unique mihrab, executed in carved mosaic. Its width is 2.5 m and the height 3.7 m. On the П-shaped framing, in the…

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INSCRIPTION ON THE FRIEZES OF THE WESTERN, NOTHERN AND EASTERN FACADES OF THE MAUSOLEUM

INSCRIPTION ON THE FRIEZES OF THE WESTERN, NOTHERN AND EASTERN FACADES OF THE MAUSOLEUM

The inscription on the frieze begins at the western minaret and extends along the entire length of the western, northern and eastern facades. The height of the epigraphic frieze is 2.6 m, its overall length…

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JAUDIR ANA MADRASAH MOSQUE

JAUDIR ANA MADRASAH MOSQUE

One of the mosques of the madrasah, which worked in the first half of the twentieth century in the city of Turkistan, and remained in the memory of residents as the Jaudir ana mosque. It…

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Headstone of Kainar Kushek Sultan

Headstone of Kainar Kushek Sultan

The monument is located on the eastern side of the mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. The report on the excavations carried out by the historian, archaeologist N.B. Nemtseva around the mausoleum of Khoja Akhmed Yasawi…

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Citadel fortress wall, ХVІ-ХІХ сс.

Citadel fortress wall, ХVІ-ХІХ сс.

Monument of republican significance. A fortification-type monument that encloses the eastern part of the mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. XVIII century. On the very first scheme of the fortification construction of the city of Turkestan,…

Medieval architectural monuments
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yassawi

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yassawi

The international status of the monument. In Central Asia is not amazing architectural, historical and ensemble work. South Kazakhstan region, located in the center of the city of Turkestan. The mausoleum of the famous prophet…

Medieval architectural monuments
Rabïya Sultan Begim mausoleum, XV c.

Rabïya Sultan Begim mausoleum, XV c.

Historical and architectural monument. The national monument of the status. The mausoleum the Khoja Ahmed Yassawi in the south-east is located 60 meters from the surface. Sultan Rabïya Begim descendant of Timur, the daughter of…

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The Hilvet undergrond mosgue, ХІІ-ХV-ХІХ cc.

The Hilvet undergrond mosgue, ХІІ-ХV-ХІХ cc.

It was built during the ХІІth centurу and was used until the ХХth centurу. It is a semi-underground building. It was used for special religions teachings in Ahmed Yasawi time. It is Located 120 meters…

Medieval architectural monuments
East Bathhouse, XVI c.

East Bathhouse, XVI c.

The national monument of the status. From the south-west of the mausoleum is located 80 meters away from the bottom half of the land. According to the research of archaeologists bath/hammam 1580-1590 during the reign…