The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (Қожа Ахмет Ясауи Кесенесі)

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The mausoleum is located in the city of Turkestan, Southern Kazakhstan Region.

Historical Value:

Khoja Ahmed Yasawi was a Turkic poet and the head of a Sufism regional school during 12th century, he was highly respected by the public in Central Asia at that time and had great influence in Sufism. His mausoleum was also a pilgrimage site for Muslims.

The mausoleum was originally built in 12th century. After the Timurid Empire had defeated the Golden Horde, Timur, founder of the Empire, decided to build a new mausoleum replacing the old and ruined one, in order to gain the support from local citizens, by glorifying Khoja Ahmed Yasawi and Islam. However, the construction was immediately stopped when Timur died in 1405, while the entrance of the mausoleum was left unfinished.

Architectural Value:

Although the construction was not finished, the mausoleum was still a well-preserved Timurid constructions. The creation of it also marked the beginning of the Timurid architectural style. Many new architectural style of the empire was originated from this project, and soon after that the skills were spread over the entire land of it.

Now, the mausoleum has been protected by the government as a national monument, and the UNESCO had declared it as a World Heritage Site in 2003.]]>
Historical Value:

Due to spread of Russian Orthodox in early 20th century, the Bishops of Turkestan and Tashkent decided to build a cathedral to accommodate the religious population in 1903. The construction of the cathedral was started in 1904 and completed in 1907. Since then, it had served it's religious purposes for 20 years, until the Soviet Union came to rule over the region and discontinued it's service. Later in 1930s, it was used as a museum and radio tower due to it's tall structure. The cathedral was finally returned to the order of Russian Orthodox Church in 1995 and restarted it's religious services.

Spiritual and Religious Value:

Now, the cathedral is still serving for Christians, accounting for more than a quarter of the population in the state, in 2009.]]>
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The serving of Beshbarmak is very specific. Different sections of the meat are given to guests according to their age and social rank. For instance, the head of the lamb is always served to the most respected person in the room while the ears are given to the youngest ones.

Being the most iconic and cultural important dish of the local cuisine, Bershbarmak is never absent from the dinning tables for special occasions and the dish is always the last main course to be served.



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