Shakh Fazil
11th-century mausoleum with carved ganch, a pilgrimage site by Mount Archa-Mazar.
- 1050sShakh Fazil mausoleum
- UNESCO listtentative
- July +29°, January +2°daytime
- Safed-Bulan, Ala-Bukaby Mount Archa-Mazar
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History by date
- 1050sShakh Fazil Mausoleum
A domed Karakhanid-era mausoleum was built, with carved ganch inside.
- 1200sFirst mention
In the late 1200s Jamal Qarshi described the shrine and two tombs.
- 1700sClay mausoleums
In the 1700s–1800s the Safed-Bulan and Keldekhana mausoleums were built on the site of older structures.
- 2001UNESCO list
The complex was added to the World Heritage Tentative List.
- 2010Silk Road
The separate entry was replaced by a series of Silk Road sites in Kyrgyzstan.
Where it is
- Address
- Safed-Bulan, Ala-Buka
- From the base
- ≈10 km as the crow flies · Kerben
- Coordinates
- 41.4287° N, 71.6591° E
Opening times and etiquette
Etiquette
- A holy place. The mazar is an active pilgrimage site: dress modestly and speak quietly.
- In the courtyard. The Shakh Fazil mausoleum is in the south-east corner of the courtyard, the Tash-Mazar stone in the north-east.
Check on site
- Hours and entry fee on site
Contact and help
112 single emergency number
- 101 fire and rescue
- 102 police
- 103 ambulance
You can call 112 with a local SIM or without one.
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Guides and ready-made itineraries
Pages that include this place in a guide or itinerary.
Routes and programmes
Nearby and where to go next
- Base · KerbenKerbenCentre of Aksy District: a park, the Bospiek memorial and trips to the Padysha-Ata and Sary-Chelek reserves.
Base · ≈15 km as the crow fliesAla-BukaA district centre near the Shakh Fazil mausoleum, on the roads to Sary-Chelek and Padysha-Ata.
Base · ≈48 km as the crow fliesTash-KomurA former mining town in the Naryn canyon on the way to Sary-Chelek and Arslanbob.