Tours in mausoleums of South Kazakhstan region.

“If diversity is a source of wonder, its opposite - the ubiquitous condensation to some blandly amorphous and singulary generic modern culture that takes for granted an impoverished environment - is a source of dismay. There is, indeed, a fire burning over the earth, taking with it plants and animals, cultures, languages, ancient skills and visionary wisdom. Quelling this flame, and re-inventing the poetry of diversity is perhaps the most importent challenge of our times” 

Wade Davis.

Monuments of Sozak district of South Kazakhstan region.

Azhe-Ata Mausoleum is located at an altitude of 331 m. a. s. l., on Sozak settlement in its western part, in administrative center of Sozak rural district of village of same name in Sozak region of Turkestan region.

Azhe Ata Mausoleum, dated to the end of the XIXth century. Built of adobe bricks on the foundation, coated on the outside with clay. At the base of the walls is a base with a waterproofing gasket. It is an example of a memorial structure characteristic of Southern Kazakhstan.
A distinctive feature of local mausoleums is a high elongated conical dome mounted on a low 8-sided base. From the outside, wooden blocks are inserted into the masonry of the dome at an equal distance from each other, encircling the dome in the 3rd row.
Inside is a small door on the south side. In the center of the room there is a tombstone made of mud brick. 

Geographic coordinates of mausoleum Azhe-Ata: N44°08'16 E68°27'57

Authority:
"Code of monuments of the South Kazakhstan region." Architectural and archaeological heritage of the South Kazakhstan region. In the framework of the regional program "Cultural Heritage".
http://www.farsah.kz

Photos by:
Alexander Petrov.