Things to do in Turkistan Region, Turkistan Region: The Best Museums

The ethnographic museum “Kyluet” was opened in 2004 in Shymkent city, by the famous South Kazakhstan potter Kendebay Karabdalov. The ethnographic museum “Kulyuet” is an unusual museum; it includes an underground hilvet - an ancient underground structure with prayer rooms, which the author dug independently for seven months, a pottery workshop and an exhibition of ceramics.

Alash Ethno Village will allow plunging into the atmosphere of the historical background and carrying away to the ethnocultural environment of the age of nomads. Here you can feel the culture and the everyday life of nomads in the format of live history, to enjoy horse and camel ride walks, the beauty of nature and fresh steppe air and for sure to taste the national cuisine dishes.

The mosque - museum "Shammat Ishan", in the village of Karnak, was built in 1896 by local craftsmen in order to increase the knowledge of the villagers. The foundation of the mosque-museum was laid in 1789. The founder-Shammat-Ishan according to the people, Shammat-Ishan was a very smart, intelligent person.His life path is an example of the struggle against ignorance.

It is a historical monument of national significance. The Eastern bathhouse is distinguished by its complex structure, centuries-old experience of craftsmen and is an individual architectural monument. In 1979, as a sample of medieval architectural art, in order to preserve it for future generations, it was transformed into a museum.