Central Asia
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Mausoleum of Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi

The Mausoleum of Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi is a mausoleum in the city of , in southern . 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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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mausoleum in the city of Turkistan, Kazakhstan
  • Also known as: “Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Azret-Sultan.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 390 metres southwest of Mausoleum of Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Turkestan.

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or Turkistan is a small but ancient city in the . There are many historical sights in this relatively well preserved, 1600-year-old city.

Mausoleum of Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi

Latitude
43.29771° or 43° 17′ 52″ north
Longitude
68.27095° or 68° 16′ 15″ east
Inception
1385
Height
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
8JMC77XC+39
Open­Street­Map ID
way 117854803
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q46069
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Mausoleum of Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ضريح خوجة أحمد يسوي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əhməd Yasəvi türbəsi”
  • Basque: “Khoja Ahmad Yasaviren mausoleoa”
  • Belarusian: “Маўзалей Хаджы Ахмеда Ясаві”
  • Bengali: “খাজা আহমদ ইয়াসাভীর দরগা”
  • Catalan: “mausoleu d’Ahmad Yasawi”
  • Catalan: “Mausoleu d’Ahmad Yasawi”
  • Chinese: “霍賈·艾哈邁德·亞薩維陵墓”
  • Chinese: “霍贾·艾哈迈德·亚萨维陵墓”
  • Croatian: “Mauzolej Hodže Ahmeda Jasavija”
  • Czech: “Mauzoleum Chodži Ahmeda Jásavího”
  • Dutch: “Het Mausoleum van Khoja Ahmed Yasawi”
  • Dutch: “Mausoleum van Hodja Ahmed Yasavi”
  • Dutch: “Mausoleum van Hodja Ahmed Yasawi”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ضريح خوجة احمد يزاوى”
  • Finnish: “Ahmed Jasawin mausoleumi”
  • French: “Mausolée de Khoja Ahmad Yasawi”
  • French: “Mausolee de Khoja Ahmed Yasavi”
  • French: “mausolée de Khoja Ahmed Yasavi”
  • French: “Mausolée de Khoja Ahmed Yasavi”
  • Georgian: “ხოჯა აჰმედ იასავის მავზოლეუმი”
  • German: “Khoja Ahmed Yasawi”
  • German: “Mausoleum von Hodscha Ahmad Yasawi”
  • Hebrew: “המאוזוליאום של קוז’ה אחמט יסאווי”
  • Hindi: “खुजा अहमद यासावी का मकबरा”
  • Hindi: “खुजा अहमद यासावी की समाधी”
  • Hindi: “खोआ अहमद यासावी का मकबरा”
  • Hungarian: “Ahmed Jaszavi hodzsa mauzóleuma”
  • Hungarian: “Hodzsa Ahmed Jaszavi mauzóleuma”
  • Indonesian: “Mausoleum Khoja Ahmed Yasawi”
  • Italian: “Mausoleo di Khoja Ahmed Yasawi”
  • Italian: “tomba di Shaykh Ahmad Yasavi”
  • Japanese: “ホージャ・アフマド・ヤサヴィー廟”
  • Japanese: “ホジャ・アフメッド・ヤサウィ廟”
  • Kazakh: “Қожа ахмет иасауи кесенесі”
  • Kazakh: “Қожа Ахмет Иассауи кесенесі”
  • Kazakh: “Қожа Ахмет Йассауи кесенесі”
  • Kazakh: “Қожа Ахмет Ясауи кесенесі”
  • Kazakh: “Қожа Ахмет Яссауи кесенесі”
  • Lithuanian: “Chodža Achmedo Jasavio mauzoliejus”
  • Maithili: “खोजा अहमद यसावी चिहान”
  • Maltese: “Mawżolew ta’ Khoja Ahmed Yasawi”
  • Mongolian: “Хожа Ахмед Ясавигийн бунхан”
  • Mongolian: “Хожа Ахмед Ясавийн бунхан”
  • Nepali: “खोजा अहमद यसावीको चिहान”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mausoleet til Khoja Ahmed Yasawi”
  • Norwegian: “Mausoleet til Khoja Ahmed Yasawi”
  • Panjabi: “ਖ਼ੋਜਾ ਅਹਿਮਦ ਯਸਾਵੀ ਦਾ ਮਕਬਰਾ”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه خواجه احمد یسوی”
  • Persian: “ارامگاه خواجه احمد یسوی”
  • Persian: “مزار خواجه احمد یسوی”
  • Persian: “مزار خواجهٔ احمد یسوی”
  • Polish: “Mauzoleum Ahmeda Chodży Jesewi”
  • Polish: “Mauzoleum Chodży Ahmada Jasawiego”
  • Portuguese: “Mausoléu de Khoja Ahmed Yasawi”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Ходжи Ахмеда Ясави”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Ходжи Ахмеда Яссави”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Ходжи Ахмеда Яссеви”
  • Serbian: “Маузолеј Хоџе Ахмеда Јасавија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mauzolej Ahmeda Jasavija”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mauzolej Hodže Ahmeda Jasavija”
  • Slovenian: “mavzolej hodže Ahmeta Jasavija”
  • Spanish: “Mausoleo de Khoja Ahmad Yasavi”
  • Spanish: “Mazar de Khoja Ahmad Yasavi”
  • Swedish: “Khoja Ahmed Yasavis mausoleum”
  • Swedish: “Khoja Ahmed Yasawis mausoleum”
  • Tatar: “Хуҗа Әхмәт Ясави төрбәсе”
  • Thai: “อนุสาวรีย์บรรจุศพโฆฌา อาฮ์เมียต ยาซาวีย์”
  • Turkish: “Hoca Ahmed Yesevi Türbesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Мавзолей Ходжі Ахмеда Ясаві”
  • Urdu: “خواجہ احمد یسوی کا مقبرہ”
  • Urdu: “مقبرہ خواجہ احمد یسوی”
  • Uzbek: “Hoja Ahmad Yassaviy maqbarasi”
  • Uzbek: “Xoja Ahmad Yassaviy maqbarasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Lăng mộ Khoja Ahmed Yasavi”
  • Western Panjabi: “خواجہ احمد یسوی دا مقبرہ”

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