Turkestan
(taken from the email of the friend)
Turkestan is one of the oldest towns in Central Asia, located on the South of Kazakhstan, once known as Yasy, the founding of which dates back to the 5th century. Yasy is closely associated with the name of Khodja Akhmed Yassawi, a famous Sufi poet, philosopher and preacher, who spent a greater part of his life there. Hodja Akhmed Yassawi Mausoleum became a place of worship for Muslim pilgrimages. Three visits to the Mausoleum were equaled to one pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca. (I personally don't agree on the last statement. Such things are always claimed for various things, and nothing can be equaled to Hadj to Mecca.) Mausoleum is protected by the UNESCO as a historical monument of world significance. The Mausoleum withstood numerous earthquakes, gunfire, for centuries its construction has been undergoing severe desert climate.
360 degree panorama of the place is here.
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Turkestan is one of the oldest towns in Central Asia, located on the South of Kazakhstan, once known as Yasy, the founding of which dates back to the 5th century. Yasy is closely associated with the name of Khodja Akhmed Yassawi, a famous Sufi poet, philosopher and preacher, who spent a greater part of his life there. Hodja Akhmed Yassawi Mausoleum became a place of worship for Muslim pilgrimages. Three visits to the Mausoleum were equaled to one pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca. (I personally don't agree on the last statement. Such things are always claimed for various things, and nothing can be equaled to Hadj to Mecca.) Mausoleum is protected by the UNESCO as a historical monument of world significance. The Mausoleum withstood numerous earthquakes, gunfire, for centuries its construction has been undergoing severe desert climate.
360 degree panorama of the place is here.
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