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Discover Burgen in Kazakhstan
Burgen in the region of Ongtüstik Qazaqstan is a place located in Kazakhstan - some 549 mi or ( 883 km ) South of Astana , the country's capital .
Local time in Burgen is now 10:35 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Almaty " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Samarkand, Tashkent, Fergana, Andijan, and Khujand. When in this area, you might want to check out Samarkand . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Burgen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kentau
Kentau, is a town in South Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan. It is located at the foot of the Karatau mountains 30 km northeast of the city of Turkestan (City). Kentau was formed in August 1955. In Soviet times, the population of the city was mainly from Russia, the descendants of the repressed: Greeks, Russians, Germans, Koreans, Jews, Chechens, etc. , as well as Uzbeks, and majority of population comprising an ethnic Kazakhs.
Located at 43.52 68.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
The Mausoleum of Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi (Kazakh: Қожа Ахмет Яссауи кесенесі, Qoja Axmet Yassawï kesenesi) is an unfinished mausoleum in the city of Turkestan, in southern Kazakhstan. The structure was commissioned in 1389 by Timur, who ruled the area as part of the expansive Mongol Empire, to replace a smaller 12th-century mausoleum of the famous Turkic poet and Sufi mystic, Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (1093–1166). However, construction was halted with the death of Timur in 1405.
Located at 43.29 68.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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