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Kokkumbet is a mausoleum of the XIV century, an architectural monument, a sacred sacred place, a place of pilgrimage, part of the Kokkumbet necropolis in the Mangystau region. Locals call it the Karatam Mausoleum, which means "solid, monolithic, powerful, sturdy." The mausoleum is a building built of burnt brick inside, and the outer part is built of large stone blocks. In addition to the mausoleum, there are ancient tombs on the necropolis, such as koytas, dated XV-XVIII centuries.
How to get there, visit -
The Kokkumbet Mausoleum is located 7 kilometers from the village of Tashykuduk, 9 kilometers from the village of Shebir, Mangystau district, Mangystau region, Republic of Kazakhstan.
GPS coordinates: 44°44'18"N 52°02'52"E
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The Kokkumbet Mausoleum is a structure that resembles a tent, that is, a building of a portal-tent type, composed of large cyclopean limestone slabs bonded together with clay mortar. The dome is also lined with stone blocks in the "false style" style, and the facade is lined with well-lined stone slabs. Inside, the mausoleum consists of a single chamber-a room where the altar and burial are located. The architecture of the monumental monument undoubtedly testifies to the special status and veneration of the buried – a major representative of the steppe elite. The Kokkumbet Mausoleum is the only monument of its kind from the XIV century of the Golden Horde period on the territory of Mangyshlak.
Kokkumbet Mausoleum in Mangystau region
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