Koshkar Ata

Kazakhstan


One of the most interesting necropolises in Mangistau, Koshkar Ata is a skyline of miniature domes and towers that resembles some fairy-tale city. Just inside the entrance is a fine old koshkar-tas (ram). It's located at Akshukur, beside the main road 15km north of Aktau.


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