Mosque of Hoca Ahmet Yesevi, Turkestan, Kazakhstan

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Turkestan is famous for some Timurid era mausoleums such as that for Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, the famous Turkic poet and Sufi mystic (1093–1166) taken when it was lit up with artificial lights after dark. The amazing mosaics glowed against the dark background. 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. The building in this image is the mosque of Hoca Ahmet Yesevi.

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Size: 5000px × 3333px
Location: Kurdestan, Kazakhstan
Photo credit: © Terry Allen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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