Mausoleum of Sultan Tekesh
Monumental Sites of Turkmenistan

Tekesh was the 12^th century Khorezm Shah who made Khorezm great with conquests as far as Khorosan (present day northern Iran and Afghanistan). He built this mausoleum for himself, along with a large madrassah and library (which has not survived) on the same spot.

After his death in 1200 he was buried here. The conical dome, with a curious zigzag brick pattern, is typical of old Khorezm. Nearby is a mound of graves called Kyrk Molla (Forty Mullah Hill), a sacred place where Kunya-Urgench's inhabitants held their last stand against the Mongols.

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Mausoleum of Sultan Tekesh Monumental Sites of Turkmenistan

Mausoleum of Sultan Tekesh
Monumental Sites of Turkmenistan