🏛️ Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

Kazakhstan · Asia · Cultural · 43.30°N, 68.25°E

Turkistan is a city and the administrative center of Turkistan Region of Kazakhstan, near the Syr Darya river. It is situated 160 km (100 mi) north-west of Shymkent on the Trans-Aral Railway between Kyzylorda to the north and Tashkent to the south. Its population has increased in ten years from 102,505 to 142,899. Turkistan's most prominent historical and cultural asset is the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is served by Hazrat Sultan International Airport.

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Quick facts

Country	Kazakhstan
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	43.30°N, 68.25°E · view on map

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is a cultural World Heritage site in Kazakhstan, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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