Tekesh Mausoleum
Soltan Tekeş kümmeti
The 12th-century mausoleum of Khwarazmian Sultan Tekesh, with a striking blue-green conical dome, one of the most representative buildings in the reserve.
Sultan Tekesh was a ruler at the height of the Khwarazmian Empire, and he was buried here after his death in 1200. The mausoleum has a square brick main body, topped by a high drum and a conical spire, with the spire covered in blue-green glazed tiles. The outer walls feature finely carved geometric brick patterns, and the building can be seen from far away across the desert. Research suggests that the building originally belonged to a larger religious complex. The mausoleum stands about 300 metres southeast of the minaret, next to the Kyrk Molla mound and the Il-Arslan Mausoleum, and the three can be visited on foot in sequence.
Opening hours
About 08:00–18:00