Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
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The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is a monumental 14th-century Timurid-era Islamic shrine in present-day Turkestan, Kazakhstan, built by Timur to honor the revered Sufi poet and mystic Khoja Ahmed Yasawi and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahmad Yasawi’s shrine in Turkestan | 1 |
| shrine of Ahmad Yasawi in Turkistan | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic shrine
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Timurid architectural monument ⓘ World Heritage Site ⓘ mausoleum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
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Timurid architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sufism
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Yasawiyya Sufi order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Timur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Khoja Ahmed Yasawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Khoja Ahmed Yasawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Timur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1405 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 1389 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Khoja Ahmed Yasawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
auxiliary rooms for pilgrims
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kitchen ⓘ library ⓘ main prayer hall ⓘ mosque section ⓘ tomb chamber ⓘ well room ⓘ |
| heightOfMainDome | approximately 38 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kazakhstan
NERFINISHED
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Turkestan NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkistan Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
baked brick
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glazed tiles ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Khoja Ahmed Yasawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large central dome
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massive portal iwan ⓘ muqarnas decoration ⓘ turquoise and blue tilework ⓘ |
| numberOfDomes | multiple ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
major pilgrimage site in Central Asia
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one of the largest surviving Timurid monuments ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
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(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageID | 1103 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2003 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
shrine of Ahmad Yasawi in Turkistan
this entity surface form:
Ahmad Yasawi’s shrine in Turkestan