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Momine Khatum Mausoleum

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mausoleum of Mumina Khatun
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The main sight in the city is the 12th century Momine Khatum Mausoleum, also known as 'Atabek Gumbezi'. Momine Khatum was the wife of Ildegizid Atabek Djakhan Pakhlevan, ruler of the the Atabek Eldegiz emirate. The 10-sided monument is decorated with intricate geometrical motives and Kufic script, it uses turquoise glazed bricks. It shares the neighbourhood with a statue of its architect - Abubakr oglu Ajami - and a bust of Heidar Aliyev. Also from the 12th century and by the same architect, is the octogonal Yusuf Ibn Kusir tomb , known as 'Atababa', half abandoned near the main more..

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Mausoleum of Hussein Javid

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Mausoleum of H.Javid..
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More recent (1993) is the white marble mausoleum of Hussein Javid . The Azeri writer died in the Gulag under Stalin. Both the mausoleum and his house museum are located east of the theatre. Although being a recent construction, Hussein Javid's mausoleum is of great iconic importance, representing the ability of the exclave to live despite the Armenian embargo and becoming a symbol of Nakhchivan itself.

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The Garabaghlar Mausoleum

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mausoleum of karbaglar
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The Garabaghlar Mausoleum is located in the village of the same title. Besides, there are remains of two minarets and one building complex close to the village. It is supposed that, they were the spiritual buildings constructed in the end of 12th, beginning of 13th century.The date of construction of this mausoleum in Garabaglar is unknown. Presumably it is the 14th century. Mausoleum consists from the plinth burial place and the onground part, that reminds the traditional mausoleums of a tower type. The bottom of its upper level is formed from separate semi-cylindrical more..

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