Uzgen Minaret & Mausoleums
Өзгөн мунарасы
Remains of a Karakhanid capital from the 11th and 12th centuries, with a minaret and three adjoining mausoleums whose brickwork decoration is exceptionally fine.
Uzgen was once one of the capitals of the Karakhanid dynasty. The surviving brick minaret, about 27 metres tall, stands alongside three mausoleums in a row. The terracotta reliefs and Kufic inscriptions on the mausoleum façades are masterpieces of Islamic architectural decoration in Central Asia. The site is small and admission is low-cost, and you can climb to a viewing platform to look over the town. It lies about 55 km from Osh, roughly 1.5 hours by minibus, and is often visited together with the local bazaar and rice-growing region.
Opening hours
About 09:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Jayma Bazaar
- Lenin Statue, Osh
- Papan Reservoir
- Kurmanjan Datka Monument
- Mausoleum of Asaf ibn Burkhiya
- Babur's House
- Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain
- National Historical and Archaeological Museum Complex Sulayman