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Kenty-Baba Necropolis

Kenty-Baba Necropolis

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Took place on: 2025-04-14

An impressive Medieval necropolis in Mangistau, where you feel tranquility

Necropolises are common in Mangistau and are, as a rule, ancestral burial places somewhere deep in a steppe. There exist ancient and modern ones. The Kenty-Baba Necropolis is former; it is named in honor of Kenty-Baba, the Islam preacher of XIVth century, and is considered a sacral place by locals.

On the left is roofless crypt; the building on the right I didn't enter due to time, unfortunately

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On the left is roofless crypt; the building on the right I didn't enter due to time, unfortunately

Among the tombstones I liked the one with Arabian sabre

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Among the tombstones I liked the one with Arabian sabre

I feel something Ancient Egyptian in this masonry...

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I feel something Ancient Egyptian in this masonry...

Inside are a few tombs, 3 of them look like this

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Inside are a few tombs, 3 of them look like this

From the other corner of the necropolis is a crypt resembling Persian mosques

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From the other corner of the necropolis is a crypt resembling Persian mosques

Inside are two tombs with single light source, piercing through a small window

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Inside are two tombs with single light source, piercing through a small window

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This necropolis does create a mystical atmosphere -- just imagine, how you look from a far corner on a crypt, somewhere on a background, with headtombs and stones on its sides, and otherwise in your view is just steppe, plain and endless, without any bumps or hills. And the wind is resonating slightly inside your ears. This track really help imagining these vibes.