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Қазақ

Русский

Deutsch

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简体中文

한국어

عربى

Mosque

Shakpak Ata Cave Mosque

Shakpak Ata Mosque bears the name of a Kazakh elder who was said to cure any disease.

Visit Duration

Visit Duration

1 day

Route cost

Route cost

free

Location

Location

Mangystau province

Shakpak Ata Cave Mosque

Shakpak Ata Mosque bears the name of a Kazakh elder who was said to cure any disease.

The inner walls of the mosque are white, because it is cut inside a chalk rock. The mosque consists of several halls, all of them are connected by passages. There is a spiral stone staircase leading to a pavilion located on a flat cliff. Rock carvings of various eras are depicted on the walls, while the central part and the ceiling are decorated with Arabic writings.

Owing to such an unusual rock-cut structure and location, the mosque is regularly visited by pilgrims and tourists not only from Kazakhstan, but from all over the world.