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Turkistan and Yasawi's Mausoleum

Tamerlane's giant unfinished Timurid mausoleum for a Sufi poet, the holiest place in Kazakhstan.

Photo: Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 3.0
Best Time to Go
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
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Our full guide to Turkistan and Yasawi's Mausoleum is being written. It's on the Kazakhstan list as Must-See.

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