Mir-Sayid Bakhrom Mausoleum
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Mir-Sayid Bakhrom Mausoleum is a mausoleum in Karman, Uzbekistan
. Mir-Sayid Bakhrom has features similar to the Samanid Mausoleum
in Bukhara
, Arab-Ata, in the Samarkand
region, and to the mausoleum of Oq Ostona Bobo in the Surkhandarya region
.
World Heritage Tentative List on January 18th, 2008, in the Cultural category.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
. Mir-Sayid Bakhrom has features similar to the Samanid Mausoleum
Samanid mausoleum
The Samanid mausoleum is located in the historical urban nucleus of the city of Bukhara, in a park laid out on the site of an ancient cemetery...
in Bukhara
Bukhara
Bukhara , from the Soghdian βuxārak , is the capital of the Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan. The nation's fifth-largest city, it has a population of 263,400 . The region around Bukhara has been inhabited for at least five millennia, and the city has existed for half that time...
, Arab-Ata, in the Samarkand
Samarkand
Although a Persian-speaking region, it was not united politically with Iran most of the times between the disintegration of the Seleucid Empire and the Arab conquest . In the 6th century it was within the domain of the Turkic kingdom of the Göktürks.At the start of the 8th century Samarkand came...
region, and to the mausoleum of Oq Ostona Bobo in the Surkhandarya region
Surxondaryo Province
Surxondaryo Province , old spelling Surkhandarya Province is a viloyat of Uzbekistan, located in the extreme south-east of the country. Established on March 6, 1941, it borders on Turkmenistan, Tajikstan, Afghanistan and Qashqadaryo Province. It covers an area of 20,100 km²...
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World Heritage Status
This site was added to the UNESCOUNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
World Heritage Tentative List on January 18th, 2008, in the Cultural category.