Tour to Sultan-Epe Mosque
Trip from Atyrau to the Sultan-Epe mosque –
Sacred places of Atyrau region –
Sultan-Epe is an underground mosque-sufi landmark of the Mangistau region, a sacral, sacred place, a place of pilgrimage and a place of power. The mosque is carved into a limestone rock deep underground, next to the shore of the Caspian Sea, and consists of 9 rooms. Part of the rooms was used for reading prayers, other rooms were used for religious studies. Light enters the mosque through special cut holes in the thickness of the rock. At a distance of 5 km from the mosque there is a water well, which is also called the “Sultan-epe well”, here you can drink water and take water in bottles, there is also a canyon nearby, which has a similar name, “Sultan-epe canyon”. The water in the well is sacred, the nature of the region is especially beautiful in spring and early summer.
GPS coordinates of Sultan-Epe Mosque: N 44°28'18.97" E 51°0'36.72"
The route of the pilgrimage to the Sultan-Epe Mosque:
Aktau - Akshukur village - Kashkar-ata mazars - Karamandy village - Esmambet ata necropolis (XVIII - XIX centuries) - Tauchik village - Kenty Baba necropolis (X - XV centuries) - Sultan Epe underground mosque (IX - XII c.c.)
- Distance of the route:
153 km
- Season time:
all season
- Best time:
Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Group size:
1-25
- Days & nights:
1 day
Tour itinerary:
We leave the city of Aktau in the direction of the airport, we pass the village of Akshukur, opposite the village on the right is the Kashkara-Ata necropolis, if you wish, you can visit the Kashkar-ata necropolis.
Then we pass the village of Karamandy and immediately after the village we turn to the Esmambet ata necropolis (XVIII - XIX centuries) (32 km). Prayer ritual at Esmambet ata mazar, sadakh, walk in the surroundings. After visiting the Esmambet ata necropolis, the Caspian Sea is visible to the left of the road.
At the fork in the road, we turn right in the direction of the village of Tauchik, stop for photographing at the chalk remnants, a short walk in the surroundings (46 km).
Transfer: Cretaceous remnants - Tauchik village - Kenty Baba necropolis (X - XV centuries) (151 km). Visit to the necropolis of Kenty-Baba, prayer ritual, sadakh, walk in the vicinity of the necropolis.
Transfer: Kenty Baba necropolis - underground mosque Sultan-epe (2 km), visit to the underground mosque Sultan-Epe, prayer ritual, garden, walk in the vicinity of the necropolis, photographing the Sultan-epe canyon.
Transfer: Sultan epe underground mosque - Tauchik village - Karamandy village - Aktau (153 km).
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