Mashhat Ata Mausoleums and the Shir Kabir Mosque

Mashhat Ata Mausoleums and the Shir Kabir Mosque

On the territory of the cemetery located some 7 kilometers from Dehistan town itself, five mausoleums (XI-XII cc.) partly survived, as well as the pristine Shir Kabir mosque.

This is the earliest (IX-X cc.) mosque among those that survived in Turkmenistan. Original fragments were preserved in the unique mihrab. Old stone graves are found in the surrounding tribal cemetery.