Turkistan, Kazakhstan
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
The Mausoleum of Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi is a mausoleum in the city of Turkestan, in southern Kazakhstan. The structure was commissioned in 1389 by Timur, who ruled the area as part of the expansive Timurid Empire, to replace a smaller 12th-century mausoleum of the famous Turkic poet and Sufi mystic, Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. However, construction was halted with the death of Timur in 1405.
- City
- Turkistan
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia