Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

Turkestan

Like the Silk Road

The 14th-century Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi — a UNESCO site — and the tourist town around it. A direct flight from Almaty. This location is in our database: you don't pay for the location, and we handle the permits.

Location fee
Free of charge
From Almaty
Flight
Best season
March–May, September–October
Status
City, UNESCO mausoleum
Permits
We arrange it, 14 days
Drones
Subject to approval; not over the mausoleum
Where the crew stays
Turkestan hotels
Yasawi mausoleum from the southDome of the Yasawi mausoleumMausoleums of Yasawi and Rabiga Sultan Begim

Good for

Period films, Eastern fairy tales, songs.

Shot here

  • Molla Nasreddin: Friend of My Hard DaysSix Turkic countries, 2026

Can be combined in one trip

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