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| | Mausoleum of Sultan Tekesh |
| Mausoleum of Sultan Tekesh. Tekesh
was the 12th century Khorezmshah who made Khorezm great with
conquests as far as Khorosan (present day northern
Iran and
northern
Afghanistan). He built this mausoleum for himself, along with a big medressa and
library (which did not survive) 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 the mound of graves called Kyrk Molla (Fourty
Mullah’s Hill), a sacred place where Kunya Urgench’s inhabitants hels their
last stand against the Mongols. |
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