Aktash
Aktash is a cemetery in Qashqadaryo, Uzbekistan. Aktash is situated nearby to the college KOIKA, as well as near the mosque jom’e masjid.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dorut Tilavat and Kuk Gumbaz Mosque.
Dorut Tilavat
Photo: Marat Nadjibaev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dor-i-Tilavat - in the center of Shahrisabz, in the west of the Darussiodat complex, there is a complex consisting of ancient structures belonging to the Timurid dynasty - the tomb of Shamsuddin Kulol, Gumbazi Sayyidon, and the Blue Dome Mosque, built on the site of the old madrasa here. Dorut Tilavat is situated 1 km west of Aktash.
Kuk Gumbaz Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Marat Nadjibaev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuk Gumbaz Mosque is an architectural monument located in Shahrisabz, Qashqadaryo Region, Uzbekistan. The mosque was built between 1434 and 1435 by Ulug Beg Mirzo for his father Shah Rukh Mirzo. Kuk Gumbaz Mosque is situated 1¼ km west of Aktash.
Shamsuddin Kulol Mausoleum
Tomb
Photo: Faqscl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shamsuddin Kulol Mausoleum is a 15th-century architectural monument in the city of Shahrisabz, Qashqadaryo Region, Uzbekistan. It was built on the grave of Amir Temur's father Amir Taragoi and Shamsuddin Kulol, Temur's teacher. Shamsuddin Kulol Mausoleum is situated 1 km west of Aktash.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shakhrisabz and Kitob.
Shakhrisabz
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
Shakhrisabz is a city of 100,000 people in Qashkadarya, Uzbekistan. The Historic Centre of Shahrisabz was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000.
Kitob
Town
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kitob is a city in Kitob District of Qashqadaryo Region in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Kitob District. Its population is 40,800. During the Soviet period, a major astronomical observatory was built at Kitab to commemorate its medieval reputation as the 'town of astronomers.'… Kitob is situated 9 km north of Aktash.
Aktash
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Oqtosh qabristoni”
- Category: burial
- Location: Qashqadaryo, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.05262° or 39° 3′ 9″ northLongitude
66.83998° or 66° 50′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8JF83R3Q+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 405431196OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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- Russian: “Акташ”
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