Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi,14th century. Main tourist attraction for travelers and visitors in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, Central Asia

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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.

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Size: 5910px × 3794px
Location: Turkistan, Kazakhstan, Central Asia
Photo credit: © ruelleruelle / Alamy / Afripics
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