Trip in Kazakhstan.

"A madman loves a madman, and a mullah loves a dead man"

Turkmen proverb.

Small group holidays Kazakhstan.

Mausoleum of Ukash ata (kaz. Kasha ata) is located on southwestern slope of Karatau ridge, 9.1 kilometers to west and slightly south of village of Abay (town administration of Turkestan), 9.3 kilometers to north and slightly east of village of Kumaylykas (town ​​administration of Turkestan) 13.2 kilometers northwest of village of Karnak on territory of Babaykorgan rural district, subordinate to town administration of town of Turkestan in southwestern part of Turkestan region.

The mausoleum of Ukasha ata is included in the memorial complex in the reserve-museum "Azret-Sultan" At first, only a grave was located on the site of the mausoleum, in the period from 1989 to 1990. local residents built a mausoleum.
The mausoleum consists of two rooms: the first is a small entrance room, the second is oblong, 22.2 meters long, 4 meters high, and 4.6 meters wide.
Has seven small windows. There is a 21 meter long gravestone inside the structure. This is one of the largest gravestones in Kazakhstan. The giant tombstones correspond to the South Arabian Yemenite tradition that spread to Central Asia during the Karakhanid era.
Outside the building, there is another monumental tombstone - the 12-meter tomb of Yer-Koyan (Yerkoyan-batyr), who is considered an associate of Ukash ata. Next to the mausoleum, a modern guest house was built, intended for pilgrims. Since May 30, 2019, the Ukasha-ata complex has been included in the list of historical and cultural monuments of Kazakhstan of republican significance.

Geographic coordinates of Ukash ata mausoleum: N43°36'54 E68°15'43

Authority:
http://azretsultan.kz/rus/mavzolej-i-kolodec-ukasha-ata-ih-h-vv/
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A
Alexander Petrov.

Photos by:
Alexander Petrov.