The Museum-reserve Aziret Sultan in the city of Turkestan in southern Kazakhstan will now be under state protection according to a decree signed by the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov.
The famous historical mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yassawi is the first Kazakhstani site included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and belongs to the unique monuments of medieval architecture.
Taking into account its significance and historical and cultural value, the Government adopted a resolution to include the museum-reserve in the list of objects subject to state protection.
The mausoleum was erected on the burial place of the Turkic poet and founder of the Sufi order of Yassawiya, Khoja Ahmed Yassawi in the city of Turkestan.
In the period from 1385 to 1405, a complex of structures was built around the mausoleum and now the museum-reserve includes a mosque, palace halls, a library, and an economic complex which includes a well house (kudukkhana), kitchen (askhana), and living quarters (hujra).
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