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Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

The Mausoleum of Hhoja Ahmed Yasawi is located in the town of Yasi now Turkeystan, in southern Kazakhstan. It was built at the time of Timur, from 1389 to 1405 to replace a smaller mausoleum built in 12th century.

Tamgaly Petroglyphs Kazakhstan

Tamgaly Petroglyphs Kazakhstan

The Petroglyphs within the archaeological landscape of Tamgaly is a petrolyph site located in Semirechye, Kazakhstan, right located 120 kilometers to northwest of Almaty, and takes about 2.5 hour's drive due to the not good side road condition.

Saryarka Kazakhstan

Saryarka Kazakhstan

Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan is listed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008, the only natural world heritage site in Kazakhstan.

Ancient Merv Turkmenistan

Ancient Merv Turkmenistan

The State Historical and Cultural Park Ancient Merv is the oldest and best preserved of the oasis cities along the Silk Road in Central Asia. Several cities have existed on this site, with a history span of 4,000 years.

Kunya-Urgench Turkmenistan

Kunya-Urgench Turkmenistan

The ruin of Konye-Urgench is located in the north-western Turkmensistan, on the left bank of Amu-Daria River. There are many monuments mainly from the 11th to 16th centuries, including mosque, gates of a caravanserai, fortresses, mausoleums and a 60-m high minaret.

Parthian Fortresses of Nisa

Parthian Fortresses of Nisa

The Parthian Fortresses of Nisa is located near the modern Bagir village, 18 km southwest of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is an ancient site consists of two tells, Old Nisa and New Nisa, indicating from the mid 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD.