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Kazakhstan

Traditions present: Islam, Orthodox Christianity, Ancestor Veneration

Five places written in Kazakhstan. Each carries its history, architecture, site and orientation, festivals, and the way to get there.

Places
5
written
Traditions
3
present
Regions
5
regions, cities
English
5
pages translated
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi · Turkistan · IslamHazret Sultan Mosque, Astana · Astana · IslamAscension Cathedral (Zenkov Cathedral), Almaty · Almaty · Orthodox ChristianityBeket-Ata Underground Mosque, Mangystau · Mangystau Region · IslamPetroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly · Almaty Region · Ancestor VenerationKAZAKHSTANN

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All 5 pages now have an English version.

By tradition
By region
Islam · Turkistan · 1389 tới 1405 (theo UNESCO), dở dang từ năm 1405Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed YasawiMausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Azret Sultan Mausoleum, Yasawi Mausoleum

The mausoleum of the 12th-century Sufi master Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan, built in the late 14th century by order of Timur and left unfinished in 1405, featuring a brick dome 18.2 meters in diameter (the largest in Central Asia) and a two-ton bronze cauldron, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.

UNESCO World Heritage Site (2003)Khu bảo tàng lịch sử văn hóa Azret-Sultan, thành phố Turkistan, vùng Turkistan

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Photo: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Islam · Astana · Khởi công tháng 6 năm 2009 theo sáng kiến của Tổng thống đầu tiên Nursultan Nazarbayev dựa trên đồ án của kiến trúc sư Sagindykhi Djambulatov và tập đoàn Sembol Construction; chính thức khánh thành ngày 6 tháng 7 năm 2012 nhân kỷ niệm Ngày Thủ đô AstanaHazret Sultan Mosque, AstanaAziret Sultan meshiti, Khazret Sultan Mosque, National Cathedral Mosque of Hazret Sultan on Independence Square in Astana

A monumental national cathedral mosque blending classical Islamic architecture with traditional Kazakh steppe ornamentation on Independence Square in Astana, constructed between June 2009 and July 6, 2012 and named Hazret Sultan (Holy Sultan) in honor of the twelfth-century Sufi master Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, distinguished by its 51-meter central dome, eight smaller domes, and four 77-meter corner minarets.

National Cathedral Mosque under the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan (SAMK) and Principal Architectural Monument on Independence Square in Astana48 Tauelsizdik Avenue, Almaty District, 010000 Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Photo: t_y_l, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Orthodox Christianity · Almaty · Đặt đá móng ngày 26 tháng 9 năm 1903, thi công từ năm 1904 và thánh hiến năm 1907 tại cố đô Verny (Almaty) theo đồ án của kiến trúc sư Konstantin Borisoglebsky dưới sự chỉ đạo kỹ thuật kháng chấn của kỹ sư Andrei Pavlovich Zenkov; đứng vững qua trận đại địa chấn Kemin ngày 4 tháng 1 năm 1911; trao trả cho Giáo hội Chính thống giáo tháng 5 năm 1995 và đại trùng tu năm 2017 tới 2020Ascension Cathedral (Zenkov Cathedral), AlmatyVoznesenskiy sobor, Zenkov Cathedral, Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension in the Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen

A 56-meter wooden Russian Orthodox cathedral built entirely of Tian Shan blue spruce in the Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen in Almaty, completed in 1907 after designs by architect Konstantin Borisoglebsky and seismic engineering innovations by Andrei Pavlovich Zenkov, celebrated worldwide for surviving the devastating magnitude 8.2 Kemin earthquake of January 4, 1911 virtually undamaged.

Co-Cathedral of the Diocese of Astana and Almaty (Metropolitan District of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Republic of Kazakhstan) and State Architectural Monument of National Significance of the Republic of Kazakhstan40v Gogol Street (Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen), Medeu District, 050002 Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Islam · Mangystau Region · Được chính hiền triết Beket-Ata (1750 tới 1813) cùng các đệ tử đục sâu vào vách đá phấn trắng ở hẻm núi Oglandy vào cuối thế kỷ 18 làm nơi giảng dạy, ẩn tu và an táng ngài năm 1813; được bảo tồn như di sản quốc gia và xây dựng đường bậc thang hành hương dài 1,5 km xuống hẻm núiBeket-Ata Underground Mosque, MangystauBeket-Ata zherasty meshiti, Oglandy Beket-Ata Underground Mosque, Subterranean Chalk-Cliff Mosque and Shrine of Pir Beket in Oglandy

The most revered Sufi pilgrimage sanctuary of western Kazakhstan carved directly into the white chalk cliffs of the Oglandy Gorge along the Ustyurt Plateau escarpment in Mangystau Region, hewn in the late eighteenth century by the Sufi master, astronomer, and healer Pir Beket Myrzagululy (Beket-Ata, 1750 to 1813) as a subterranean mosque, school, and his final resting place.

State Historical and Cultural Monument of National Significance of the Republic of Kazakhstan (No. 1359) and Foremost Sufi Pilgrimage Sanctuary of Western KazakhstanOglandy Gorge on the escarpment of the Ustyurt Plateau, Karakiya District (150 km northeast of Zhanaozen), Mangystau Region, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Photo: Adaykz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ancestor Veneration · Almaty Region · Khởi tạo các bức khắc đá thiêng và khu mộ cổ từ hậu kỳ Thời đại Đồ đồng (khoảng 1400 tới 1300 trước Công nguyên); tiếp nối qua Thời đại Đồ sắt sớm của người Saka (thế kỷ 8 tới thế kỷ 3 trước Công nguyên) và thời kỳ bộ tộc Đột Quyết Trung cổ tới thế kỷ 19; phát hiện khảo cổ ngày 19 tháng 9 năm 1957 bởi Anna Georgievna Maksimova và công nhận Di sản Thế giới UNESCO năm 2004Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of TamgalyTanbaly Petroglyphs, Tamgaly Gorge Sanctuary, Bronze Age Sanctuary of the Sun-Headed Deities in the Chu-Ili Mountains

Central Asia's premier open-air rock-art sanctuary nestled in the Tamgaly Gorge of the Chu-Ili Mountains (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 2004), encompassing more than 5,000 petroglyphs carved from the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1400 BCE) through the Iron Age Saka and Turkic eras, centered on a natural amphitheater of solar-headed deities, ritual dancers, sacrificial altars, and ancestral stone-cist burials.

UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed in 2004, Ref. 1145, Criterion iii) and Tanbaly State Historical, Cultural and Natural Reserve-Museum of the Republic of KazakhstanTamgaly Gorge in the Chu-Ili Mountains (4 km from Karabastau village and 170 km northwest of Almaty), Zhambyl District, Almaty Region, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Photo: Ron Van Oers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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  • 24/10/2026Completed three major initiatives on the same day: (1) Verified primary international sources and published the remaining 199 full English editions across 192 countries and territories, officially completing Stage D with 100% bilingual Vietnamese and English coverage across the entire library. (2) Visually verified and published 35 openly licensed Wikimedia Commons photographs for 22 sites in Vietnam and 13 international sanctuaries. (3) Authored 100 new bilingual sacred place monographs with real photographs for Stage C across 25 countries and territories (South Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Canada and Mexico), expanding each from 1 to 5 places and bringing the library to 761 sacred places.
  • 29/09/2026Officially opened the doors of Hall of Myriad Paths to readers worldwide as a living spiritual library that grows every day. On the same day, authored 60 new Stage A sacred place monographs across 60 countries in the Nordic and Baltic regions, the Balkans, the Gulf, Central Asia, European microstates, Africa, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean (including Roskilde Cathedral, Hallgrímskirkja, the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Ostrog Monastery, Malé Friday Mosque, Sulayman-Too, Old Orhei, the Temple in the Sea and Ambohimanga), while verifying and publishing 59 openly licensed photographs for the second and third batches.
  • 28/09/2026In the Main Hall, transformed 174 sacred symbols of faiths and branches into raised 3D forms so visitors can select their own tradition before making an offering, alongside a public record of milestones. In the Places section, authored 30 new Stage A monographs across 30 countries in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America (including St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Rila Monastery, Svetitskhoveli, Etchmiadzin, al-Qarawiyyin, the Great Mosque of Djenné, Namugongo and the Basilica of Luján).
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?Quick Questions

Why are there no opening hours or ticket prices

Because they change constantly. A library that is wrong once about a practical detail loses its standing on everything else. Check with the place itself before you travel.

Where do the images come from

From Wikimedia Commons under open licences, each credited to its photographer, or photographed by UK MASTER ACADEMY. No image is published without both its author and its licence.

How were these places chosen

Four tests: it is officially listed as a heritage site, it belongs to a tradition this library covers, its site and orientation can be read in feng shui terms, and an openly licensed photograph exists.

Why is my country still grey

The library opens one country at a time, beginning with the countries that have the most readers, and within each country with its most significant places. A grey country is simply one whose turn has not come. Suggestions are welcome through the page of Master Ưng Khiêm.

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