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…
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…
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…
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…