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Religion · Kazakhstan

From Tengrism to Islam: the beliefs, holy places and religious figures of the Turkic peoples.

Beliefs

FaithIslam in KazakhstanThe religion of about 69% of the population; Kazakhs are mostly Sunni Muslims of the Hanafi school.Read more →

Shrines

ShrineMausoleum of Khoja Ahmed YasawiA vast mausoleum built on Timur's orders at the end of the 14th century — one of the most revered shrines of the Turkic world. A UNESCO site since 2003.Read more →
ShrineArystan Bab MausoleumThe mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi's teacher stands near Otrar. By tradition, pilgrims to Turkistan visit it first.Read more →
ShrineBeket Ata Underground MosqueA mosque carved into the rock of the Mangystau desert. It holds the grave of Beket Ata, an 18th–19th-century Sufi and teacher.Read more →
ShrineAstana Grand MosqueCentral Asia's largest mosque, opened in 2022. Its main dome is the largest of its kind in the world.Read more →

Religious figures

PersonKhoja Ahmed YasawiThe father of Turkic Sufism and poet (c. 1093–1166), author of the Divan-i Hikmet and founder of the Yasawiyya order.Read more →