Urban planning and architecture

Karakhan Mausoleum

The Karakhan Mausoleum (11th-12th centuries), known as Aulie-Ata (Holy Father), is located in the central part of the city of Taraz (at the intersection of Tole Bi and Baizak Batyr streets). It is part of a cult-memorial complex that formed on the territory of a medieval rabat. It is believed to have been built over the grave of one of the representatives of the Karakhanid dynasty, Shah Mahmud Karakhan. Unfortunately, history has not preserved for us the names of the masters who built the mausoleum. The mausoleum itself has not survived to this day in its original form.

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Tekturmas Mausoleum

On the right bank of the Talas River lies one of the sacred sites of the 10th-14th centuries. At the top of the hills stands the Tekturmas mausoleum. In its vicinity are necropolises of different periods belonging to Zoroastrians, Muslims, and Christians. At the foot of the hill lies an ancient underground passage, now collapsed, and a stone bridge once crossed the Talas River, of which only a few support slabs have survived. In the 1930s, many historical and cultural monuments, especially religious ones, were partially or completely destroyed.

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Masolei Shokay Datka XVIII century

The Shokai Datka Mausoleum is located in the Sarysu district on the eastern outskirts of the village of Saudakent, in an old cemetery that was formerly the necropolis of the medieval city of Saudakent. The mausoleum is a characteristic type of monumental religious structure that developed in the Shu-Talas region. The mausoleum was surveyed in 1946 by G.I. Patsevich, in 1970-1980 by specialists from the expedition of the Ministry of Culture of the Kazakh SSR and Kazproektrestavratsiya. In 2000, it was surveyed by the expedition of the Register of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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Auliye-Ata mosque (Yunusbay) 1913

The Aulie-Ata Mosque is located near the historical core of the city of Taraz, at B. Adambaev Street No. 24. The mosque was built in 1913 at the expense of local merchant Kali Yunus, whose surname, according to archival data, was Mayusupov (Maisupbaev), born in 1854, and by master Seidolla Kozhan. The name of the mosque was given by the city residents after the nearby medieval Karakhan Mausoleum, known as Aulie-Ata (Holy Elder). Kali Yunus remained forever in the memory of the local population as a generous patron.

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Babadja-khatun

Nearby is the Babadzha-Khatun mausoleum (11th century). The mausoleum is simple in its design and composition. The structure is built of fired brick. There is a complete absence of decorative wall finishing, yet architectural details are emphasized in small scale using simple means. The mausoleum is given its elegance and completeness by a dome unusual for Kazakhstan - a cone-shaped form with 16 facets, placed on a prismatic drum. On the main facade of the mausoleum, part of an inscription in Arabic has been preserved.

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Mosque of Abdullah Ishan beginning of the twentieth century

One of the significant historical and cultural monuments in Zhambyl region, belonging to the category of architectural art, is the Abdullah Ishan Mosque located in the center of the village of Ushаral (Yeshtaibek St., 7) in Talas district. The construction of the mosque began in the 19th century, when Kozha clerics arrived in the Aulie-Ata district and began building mosques and madrasas. Local residents helped in the construction of the mosque, which was completed by 1900. The construction was organized by the imam.

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Nametbay Mosque 1887, 1897

The mosque is located in the city of Taraz at the intersection of Tashkentskaya and Baizak Batyr streets, in an old densely built-up quarter. The courtyard complex of the mosque was formed by the end of 1897 and includes a number of rooms used for a madrasa, ablution room, and living quarters. The mosque is named after its builder Nametbai, who donated funds for its construction. In the 1930s, as state property, the mosque was used only as a warehouse for household needs. In the 1990s, the mosque was returned to believers.

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Karakozha mosque beginning of the twentieth century

The Karakozha Mosque is located on the outskirts of the village of Seilbek in Talas district, on an open, flat terrain. The mosque was built at the expense of local residents and bears the name of the Islamic religious preacher Karakozha Ishan. Karakozha Ishan is buried in a necropolis on the outskirts of the village, and his descendants now serve as imams in mosques located in the villages of Talas district. The mosque building was constructed in 1909 and is an example of monumental construction of the late 19th - early 20th centuries in the Shu-Talas region.

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Mosque of Abdukadir beginning of XX century

The Abdukadyr Mosque is located at the intersection of the modern streets of Abai and Koshenei. The Abdukadyr Mosque was built at the beginning of the 20th century and was formerly part of a madrasa, which was a traditional courtyard complex with religious and household buildings. In the early 1920s, the complex was dismantled for bricks, and only part of the entrance portal of the mosque has survived to this day. Until the 1920s, the chief imam of this mosque was Altynkhan Tore, widely known in the Muslim world as a scholar.

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Dautbek Mausoleum

Among the monuments of the 13th century, the mausoleum of Daudbek has survived to this day. His full name was Ulug-Bilge Ikbal-Khan Daud-bek-Shamansur. Originally, the mausoleum had the form of a kiosk, with a dome resting on four semicircular arches. The arches rested on a rubble foundation. The mausoleum acquired its modern appearance at the end of the 19th century, when an outer shell was erected, and the arched passages were filled in. Two false minarets were built at the southern passage. The inscription on the tombstone was read by V.A. Bartold.

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Aisha-bibi Mausoleum

The absolutely unique, one-of-a-kind Aisha Bibi mausoleum is located in the village of Aisha Bibi, Zhambyl district, 17 km from the city of Taraz. Everyone who visits our remarkable region must see this masterpiece of medieval architecture, the so-called holy place, revered in the Muslim world. From the depths of centuries, only the wall of the western facade and insignificant fragments of other parts of the mausoleum have survived to our time. For decades, historians, archaeologists, and restoration architects conducted research.

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