Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum

UNESCO World Heritage site - a magnificent 14th-century mausoleum built by Timur. While Islamic, the complex includes underground chambers where wine was stored for medicinal and diplomatic purposes, revealing the complex relationship between religion and viticulture on the Silk Road.

City

Turkestan

Country

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

Duration

2 hours

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Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum

winery · Turkestan

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Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum

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Tour the UNESCO World Heritage mausoleum

Visit underground wine storage chambers

Learn about wine in the Timurid empire

Bring a bottle of Saperavi from Shymkent cooperative to toast Timur's paradoxical wine culture in the underground chambers

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