Shakh Fazil

The Shakh-Fazil Archaeological Complex is located in the Jalal-Abad Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is a sacred Muslim site, and an annual mass pilgrimage occurs here. The name of the main building in many scholarly sources is the Tomb of Shah Fadl, and this is a major Qarakhanid tomb probably built between 1050-1060.

Site description

The collection of sites is made up of the Shakh Fazil Mausoleum, Safed-Bulan Mausoleum, the holy mountain of Archa Mazar, Alamberdar Mausoleum, holy hermit's cave, a 18th/19th Century Mosque, and vertical stone phallos.[1] The mausoleum of Shakh Fazil, the most important site in the collection, is unique in its own right and stands apart from other Karakhanid-era mausolea.

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on January 29, 2001 in the Cultural category.[2]

Notes

  1. Shakh-Fazil - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
  2. Shakh-Fazil - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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