Karakhan Mausoleum

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A wooded park on Ybyraev, 700m east of Dostyk alany, is a reconstruction of this small but important medieval mausoleum. It houses cloth-covered sarcophagi and is an Islamic holy site; leave shoes outside. The Karakhan Mausoleum, originally built in the 12th century, contains the tomb of a revered Karakhanid potentate known as Karakhan or Aulie-Ata (Holy Father).

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