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mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in South Kazakhstan, Turkestan sity

The modern mausoleum was built on the burial place of the Sufi poet Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, the founder of the Sufi order Yassaviy Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, who had great authority among the Muslims of the region and had a significant impact on Islam in Central Asia. Located in the city of Turkestan in the Turkestan region of Kazakhstan. It is the central object on the territory of the historical and cultural museum-reserve "Khazret-Sultan".

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2021
Date Uploaded: 06.2021
Photo Location: Turkestan, Kazakhstan
Camera: SM-A505FM
Copyright: © Meruyert Zhanguzhinova