Top 10 Sacred & Religious Sites in Turkistan Region, Turkistan Region

Cave dimensions: length 254 m, width. 265 m, height 25 m. The dome of the cave resembles a shanyrak yurt. At a twenty-meter depth of the underground hall of the cave grow old mulberries.Women and children were hiding in the cave during the Dzungarian invasion. It is also unique that there is not a single tree upstairs within a radius of many kilometers. In the cave there is a real oasis

The former building was erected inlate 19th - early 20th century. The mausoleum is built next tothe burials of the five Great Mothers: Marau (SarahBaybite), Zerip, Kara-Shash, Zhupar, Stands, fromwhich clans occurred: ary-uysun, shapyrashty,Oshakty, Ysty. Baidibek-Ata was a bi, bravecommander.

The Mausoleum of Ukash-ata is the longest burial arranged for one person: a grave-sagan 22 meters long. They say that Ukash-ata was a fearless Arab warrior who in the 7th-8th centuries AD e. Islam and fire planted Islam among the Turkic tribes. On the territory of the mausoleum of Ukash-ata is located the well Gayyp-Bergen.

The mausoleum of Gauhar ana, the daughter of Khoja Ahmed Yassawi is located in the southeast, 8 km from the mausoleum of H.A. Yassawi. She had the gift of a healer, who cured a lot of people. But she had no children

XI century. According to legend, in the mausoleum of Domalak Ana there are two sacred stones, between which only a righteous person can pass. The museum has preserved a large number of manuscripts.

The history of the discovery of a new monumental building of the medieval era in the Baidibek region dates back to the late 90s of the 20th century. In the knowledge of the identified remains of a building in the upper river. Bala Bugun was informed by G.S.Sadyrbaev. The remains of a rectangular hearth measuring 1.1x0.6 m. were recorded

According to legend, Saint Akbura was a healer, he always rode a white camel, and therefore they began to call him Akbura. He cured of illnesses and could move very quickly, so for example, having performed the morning prayer in Turkestan, he could perform the evening prayer in Mecca. People came to him to ask for health.

Not far from the mountains of Kazygurt, at an altitude of 910 meters above sea level, there is a monument “Noah's Ark”. An unusual monument was erected 207 kilometers from the city of Turkestan. According to local legend, two thousand years ago, the prophet Noah landed on Mount Kazygurt and people began to call this place “Keme-Kalgan”.Mount Kazygurt is sacramental for the peoples of Central Asia.

The State Historical and Cultural Reserve-Museum "Azret Sultan" has 97 historical and cultural monuments, including the underground mosque Kumshik Ata. According to historical data, this underground mosque is closely connected with the name of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. In all likelihood, there he wrote his religious - philosophical works, widely known in the east under the name "Hikmet" ("Wisdom").