Tekturmas Mausoleum

Tekturmas dome – a monument of architecture included in the state list of republican significance historical and cultural monuments.

Location

It is located on the southeast edge of the city of Taraz, Zhambyl region, on the right bank of the Talas River, on the summit of Tekturmas mountain.

Dome description

The tomb (dome) was built in the early 14th century at the site of the ancient city. The Tekturmas dome is completely ruined, known only from a photograph taken in the 1880s. The dome tomb was placed on the grave of Sultan Mahmut Khan, its lower part is rectangular, the upper part is a dome made of burnt red brick. The entrance faces west – toward the city of Taraz, and at the corners of the construction elegant columns are attached, the walls are plastered.

In the second half of the 19th century V.A. Kallaur, and in 1939–1940 G.I. Patshevich conducted research works at the Tekturmas dome.

In 1986 the area of the tomb was fenced, a monument plaque with the appropriate name was installed, and in 2002 entrepreneur A. Momyshev rebuilt the Tekturmas dome with private funds.