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Zulkifl Mausoleum

Termiz District, Uzbekistan

Zulkifl Mausoleum
Zulkifl Mausoleum. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Zulkifl mausoleum is an architectural monument (11th - 12th centuries) located near Termez. According to legend, the prophet Zulkifl was buried here. Historical sources mention that Ishoq ibn Kunaja (died in 992/993), a descendant of the Abbasid military commanders, was also buried here. The exact years of construction of the mausoleum are unknown, but the buildings date back to the 11th-12th centuries and were built during the reign of Mahmud of Ghazni.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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