![Driving to Konye-Urgench from the border city of Daşoguz](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605262.K2YFvThw.UZTM111373.jpg) Driving to Konye-Urgench from the border city of Daşoguz |
![Gateway to one of the towns along the highway between Daşoguz and Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605263.nn33SrZC.UZTM111374.jpg) Gateway to one of the towns along the highway between Daşoguz and Konye-Urgench |
![Welcome to Srozmetow, Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605264.4VKM0GXQ.UZTM111375.jpg) Welcome to Srozmetow, Turkmenistan |
![Welcome to Boldumsaz, Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605265.lronwz7A.UZTM111377.jpg) Welcome to Boldumsaz, Turkmenistan |
![3 of the 5 regional symbols used on the Turkmenistan flag](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605266.rQVHHTBg.UZTM111378.jpg) 3 of the 5 regional symbols used on the Turkmenistan flag |
![A wedding procession, one of several we saw](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605267.HcxXBiZA.UZTM111380.jpg) A wedding procession, one of several we saw |
![A canal built during the Soviet era relinks Konye-Urgench to the Amu-Darya River](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605268.w1Mn9yCH.UZTM111382.jpg) A canal built during the Soviet era relinks Konye-Urgench to the Amu-Darya River |
![The gateway to Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605269.hMFM4Unw.UZTM111383.jpg) The gateway to Konye-Urgench |
![Köneürgenç, Türkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605270.Mdni11Lt.UZTM111384.jpg) Köneürgenç, Türkmenistan |
![Billboard for TMCELL on the edge of Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605271.x5VWLfxq.UZTM111386.jpg) Billboard for TMCELL on the edge of Konye-Urgench |
![Konye-Urgench's WWII memorial](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605272.7Jwkrb0n.UZTM111389.jpg) Konye-Urgench's WWII memorial |
![Konye-Urgench sport center](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605273.oButlvrP.UZTM111390.jpg) Konye-Urgench sport center |
![Billboard for Türkmenbaşybank, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605274.coBeeyF2.UZTM111391.jpg) Billboard for Türkmenbaşybank, Konye-Urgench |
![The historic remains of Old Urgench are in two separate areas](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605276.vBu25SfF.UZTM111392.jpg) The historic remains of Old Urgench are in two separate areas |
![Konye-Urgench, the former capital of Khwarezm, a UNESCO World Heritage Site](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605277.qsyzqfze.UZTM111393.jpg) Konye-Urgench, the former capital of Khwarezm, a UNESCO World Heritage Site |
![Pathway leading to the northern set of mausoleums](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605280.FtsaVu1n.UZTM111397.jpg) Pathway leading to the northern set of mausoleums |
![Most of the visitors to Konye-Urgench are from Turkmenistan. There were very few international tourists](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605279.5TpRqjWy.UZTM111395.jpg) Most of the visitors to Konye-Urgench are from Turkmenistan. There were very few international tourists |
![Sultan Ali Mausoleum, 16th C, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605278.Ty1FZfgS.UZTM111394.jpg) Sultan Ali Mausoleum, 16th C, Konye-Urgench |
![Nejameddin Kubra (1145-1221) Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605281.3wDuZUtT.UZTM111398.jpg) Nejameddin Kubra (1145-1221) Mausoleum |
![Sultan Ali Mausoleum, 16th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605283.3CiX4YZj.UZTM111399.jpg) Sultan Ali Mausoleum, 16th C. |
![Layout of the architectural complex of mausoleums, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605284.KCNgT8Ff.UZTM111400.jpg) Layout of the architectural complex of mausoleums, Konye-Urgench |
![Nejameddin Kubra was killed by the Mongols in 1221. His mausoleum was constructed in the 14th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605285.jBrtllhL.UZTM111401.jpg) Nejameddin Kubra was killed by the Mongols in 1221. His mausoleum was constructed in the 14th C. |
![Mausoleum of Sultan Ali, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605288.PSWpSQj9.UZTM111403.jpg) Mausoleum of Sultan Ali, Konye-Urgench |
![Mausoleum of Sultan Ali, 16th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605289.QiibTwC4.UZTM111404.jpg) Mausoleum of Sultan Ali, 16th C. |
![Sultan Ali Mausoleum across from Nedjameddin Kubra](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605299.5bKaRxNB.UZTM111411.jpg) Sultan Ali Mausoleum across from Nedjameddin Kubra |
![Nedjameddin Kubra was a mystic who founded the Kubravid School of Sufism](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605290.Sq2nWoa9.UZTM111405.jpg) Nedjameddin Kubra was a mystic who founded the Kubravid School of Sufism |
![Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605291.Vy6c3Pez.UZTM111406.jpg) Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum |
![Entrance to the Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605294.JHvMlxgK.UZTM111407.jpg) Entrance to the Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum |
![14th C. tiles, Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605295.cvAVQ5zs.UZTM111408.jpg) 14th C. tiles, Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum |
![Tilework with Arabic calligraphy, 14th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605297.JipZGUsQ.UZTM111409.jpg) Tilework with Arabic calligraphy, 14th C. |
![Panel with missing tiles, Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605298.fNtVI7eY.UZTM111410.jpg) Panel with missing tiles, Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum |
![Tile decorations, Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605300.3eI6ypXm.UZTM111412.jpg) Tile decorations, Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum |
![Najm-ad-Din al-Kubra Mausoleum, 14th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605301.83WdpBve.UZTM111413.jpg) Najm-ad-Din al-Kubra Mausoleum, 14th C. |
![Arabic calligraphy, Kunya-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605302.mSXFjMX5.UZTM111414.jpg) Arabic calligraphy, Kunya-Urgench |
![Pilgrims still come to the tomb of Ahmed Ibn Omar Najm-ad-Din al-Kubra al-Khorezmi](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605303.tgvN25QZ.UZTM111415.jpg) Pilgrims still come to the tomb of Ahmed Ibn Omar Najm-ad-Din al-Kubra al-Khorezmi |
![Entrance to the Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605304.yTooOEE3.UZTM111416.jpg) Entrance to the Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum |
![Piryar Vali - 17th Century](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605305.3CXgdBXN.UZTM111417.jpg) Piryar Vali - 17th Century |
![Side view of the Piryar Vali, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605309.bTvMJ0ny.UZTM111422.jpg) Side view of the Piryar Vali, Konye-Urgench |
![Mausoleum of Sultan Ali, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605306.At0i6SHe.UZTM111418.jpg) Mausoleum of Sultan Ali, Konye-Urgench |
![Minor tomb, northern architectural zone, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605307.nLAdBo6u.UZTM111419.jpg) Minor tomb, northern architectural zone, Konye-Urgench |
![Rear quarter view of the Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605308.UNc70v75.UZTM111420.jpg) Rear quarter view of the Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum |
![For photography, the southern facing Mausoleum of Sultan Ali is better situated](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605310.dZpxDcDA.UZTM111423.jpg) For photography, the southern facing Mausoleum of Sultan Ali is better situated |
![According to the guide, the Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum served as the model for all the other tombs of this style in the region](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605311.khiJjxhh.UZTM111424.jpg) According to the guide, the Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum served as the model for all the other tombs of this style in the region |
![Behind the Mausoleum of Sultan Ali](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605312.AkLMbVEW.UZTM111425.jpg) Behind the Mausoleum of Sultan Ali |
![Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605313.OB5t8dBb.UZTM111426.jpg) Nedjameddin Kubra Mausoleum |
![A pair of beehive tombs with an withered ancient tree](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605286.IrpYORfG.UZTM111402.jpg) A pair of beehive tombs with an withered ancient tree |
![Turkmen women circling under the sacred tree for luck](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605314.jibU0bxX.UZTM111427.jpg) Turkmen women circling under the sacred tree for luck |
![Mysticism is alive in the Islam of Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605315.16T73ycr.UZTM111429.jpg) Mysticism is alive in the Islam of Turkmenistan |
![Turkmen pilgrims in Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605316.khEq4b30.UZTM111430.jpg) Turkmen pilgrims in Konye-Urgench |
![Ger (yurt) of the Central Asian nomads](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605317.PnBk2PcB.UZTM111431.jpg) Ger (yurt) of the Central Asian nomads |
![Matkerim-Ishan Mausoleum, 20th C., Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605318.oR9ubh8Y.UZTM111432.jpg) Matkerim-Ishan Mausoleum, 20th C., Konye-Urgench |
![Outside the Konye-Urgench Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605319.WKLzS7bQ.UZTM111433.jpg) Outside the Konye-Urgench Museum |
![Konye-Urgench Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605320.75A7vRjf.UZTM111434.jpg) Konye-Urgench Museum |
![Konye-Urgench Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605321.GXdchrzq.UZTM111435.jpg) Konye-Urgench Museum |
![Northern zone of Old Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605322.v76bgtEj.UZTM111436.jpg) Northern zone of Old Urgench |
![Türkem sign with the ancient monuments of Old Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605323.8Co6jBod.UZTM111437.jpg) Türkem sign with the ancient monuments of Old Urgench |
![Lunch at the house of the guide](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605324.Te50TUKZ.UZTM111438.jpg) Lunch at the house of the guide |
![The simple house of the guide's family with large garden in the rear](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605261.YSNOgikF.IMG_0739.jpg) The simple house of the guide's family with large garden in the rear |
![The outhouse behind the garden](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605260.ROJyYzIp.IMG_0738.jpg) The outhouse behind the garden |
![Crossing the Soviet canal, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605325.psldnS1A.UZTM111440.jpg) Crossing the Soviet canal, Konye-Urgench |
![Turabeg Khanym Mausoleum, 14th C](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605326.74VSJkfn.UZTM111442.jpg) Turabeg Khanym Mausoleum, 14th C |
![Mausoleum of Turabek Hanum, 14th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605327.inbZtEuG.UZTM111443.jpg) Mausoleum of Turabek Hanum, 14th C. |
![Most of the outer dome has been destroyed leaving only the inner dome intact](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605328.rqwI5N8x.UZTM111444.jpg) Most of the outer dome has been destroyed leaving only the inner dome intact |
![Some scholars believe Turabek Hanum is a 12th C. throne room rather than a mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605329.CRAq1oF7.UZTM111446.jpg) Some scholars believe Turabek Hanum is a 12th C. throne room rather than a mausoleum |
![Façade of Turabeg Khanum with 21m high portal](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605330.z8WXv3uT.UZTM111447.jpg) Façade of Turabeg Khanum with 21m high portal |
![Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanym, south façade](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605332.QZG9dNr4.UZTM111449.jpg) Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanym, south façade |
![A foreign tourist is still something of a spectacle in Turkmenistan, even at some of its most famous sites](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605333.AzWdbeeV.UZTM111450.jpg) A foreign tourist is still something of a spectacle in Turkmenistan, even at some of its most famous sites |
![Turkmen guys in front of the Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanym](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605335.OF1aEd8C.UZTM111453.jpg) Turkmen guys in front of the Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanym |
![The Turkmen have a very definite Asian look](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605334.fksOgiM1.UZTM111452.jpg) The Turkmen have a very definite Asian look |
![Domestic tourists in Konye-Urgench, Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605336.66CIY6k3.UZTM111454.jpg) Domestic tourists in Konye-Urgench, Turkmenistan |
![The mausoleum was built in the 14th C. by Kutlug Timur for his wife, Turabeg Khanum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605337.d3K2ggFG.UZTM111455.jpg) The mausoleum was built in the 14th C. by Kutlug Timur for his wife, Turabeg Khanum |
![Mausoleum with a bright blue sky](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605339.gutElOPu.UZTM111456.jpg) Mausoleum with a bright blue sky |
![Portal to the Turabeg Khanum Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605340.chTSc0Ds.UZTM111457.jpg) Portal to the Turabeg Khanum Mausoleum |
![The foyer, Turabeg Khanum Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605341.sc63Tpl4.UZTM111458.jpg) The foyer, Turabeg Khanum Mausoleum |
![Decorative tiles - majolicas](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605342.gN0UWWFX.UZTM111459.jpg) Decorative tiles - majolicas |
![The interior dome of Turabeg Khanum - 20m high](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605344.Y8vmVM16.UZTM111460.jpg) The interior dome of Turabeg Khanum - 20m high |
![The dome is covered with 365 stars representing the days of the year](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605345.E3PRL2Oz.UZTM111461.jpg) The dome is covered with 365 stars representing the days of the year |
![The exquisite dome of the Turabeg Khanum Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605346.MagV442h.UZTM111462.jpg) The exquisite dome of the Turabeg Khanum Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench |
![Stone lattice window, Turabeg Khanum Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605348.i6reRgZc.UZTM111466.jpg) Stone lattice window, Turabeg Khanum Mausoleum |
![Stone lattice window, Turabeg Khanum Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605349.V5LDUdTj.UZTM111467.jpg) Stone lattice window, Turabeg Khanum Mausoleum |
![One of 24 open and closed arches representing the hours of the day](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605350.BvTHalBp.UZTM111469.jpg) One of 24 open and closed arches representing the hours of the day |
![Entrance to the burial chamber (closed)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605352.EOYQLNt9.UZTM111470.jpg) Entrance to the burial chamber (closed) |
![Young Turkmen touring Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605353.WkUnbaN1.UZTM111471.jpg) Young Turkmen touring Konye-Urgench |
![The entire brick structure was once covered in ornate tiles](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605354.GOd70Vqc.UZTM111472.jpg) The entire brick structure was once covered in ornate tiles |
![The dome of the Mausoleum of Konye-Urgench,](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605356.fvDDiE57.UZTM111474.jpg) The dome of the Mausoleum of Konye-Urgench, |
![Another niche that was also once covered by tile](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605357.y0jPA2TQ.UZTM111475.jpg) Another niche that was also once covered by tile |
![Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum (with my guide)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605359.RWBw4Qzv.UZTM111477.jpg) Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum (with my guide) |
![One can only image the splendor of the building before it lost most of its exterior tiles and main dome](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605360.2FbRxwAp.UZTM111478.jpg) One can only image the splendor of the building before it lost most of its exterior tiles and main dome |
![Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum from the southwest](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605362.uYzh3QFg.UZTM111481.jpg) Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum from the southwest |
![Exterior detail, Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605363.NbKJALJU.UZTM111482.jpg) Exterior detail, Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum, Konye-Urgench |
![Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum, one of the major monuments of Old Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605365.74wiGwgB.UZTM111483.jpg) Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum, one of the major monuments of Old Urgench |
![Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum with the afternoon sun](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605367.9EIRoYvF.UZTM111485.jpg) Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum with the afternoon sun |
![The centuries have taken a toll](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605369.bblpgdJj.UZTM111486.jpg) The centuries have taken a toll |
![Remains of the 14th C. tiles, Turabeg Khanum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605370.oywWIVIz.UZTM111487.jpg) Remains of the 14th C. tiles, Turabeg Khanum |
![Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum from the southeast](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605372.9KMJt8ZC.UZTM111489.jpg) Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum from the southeast |
![Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum from the southeast](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605382.OScmwMtL.UZTM111496.jpg) Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum from the southeast |
![Kutlug Timur Minaret, 11th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605331.6n7KG2cz.UZTM111448.jpg) Kutlug Timur Minaret, 11th C. |
![60m high Kutlug Timur Minaret looks a bit like an old smokestack](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605379.VpXC5K2v.UZTM111494.jpg) 60m high Kutlug Timur Minaret looks a bit like an old smokestack |
![Young Turkmen boy, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605377.6H90RyJQ.UZTM111493.jpg) Young Turkmen boy, Konye-Urgench |
![Mausoleum of Sayit Ahmet, a 19th C. structure built for a holy man who died around 1308](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605376.QvErqrkr.UZTM111492.jpg) Mausoleum of Sayit Ahmet, a 19th C. structure built for a holy man who died around 1308 |
![Seyit Ahmet is credited with converting the Mongols of the Golden Horde to Islam](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605380.9vwf6diI.UZTM111495.jpg) Seyit Ahmet is credited with converting the Mongols of the Golden Horde to Islam |
![Mausoleum of Seyit Ahmet, who died around 1308](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605383.ZVyn3BUe.UZTM111497.jpg) Mausoleum of Seyit Ahmet, who died around 1308 |
![Cenotaph, Mausoleum of Seyit Ahmet, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605385.eoNdB5zq.UZTM111498.jpg) Cenotaph, Mausoleum of Seyit Ahmet, Konye-Urgench |
![Mausoleum of Seyit Ahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605387.E217zsqa.UZTM111499.jpg) Mausoleum of Seyit Ahmet |
![Carpet in the Mausoleum of Seyit Ahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605388.Dp3U93nW.UZTM111500.jpg) Carpet in the Mausoleum of Seyit Ahmet |
![Dirt trail leading towards the Gutlug Timur Minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605389.YHG5vFNg.UZTM111502.jpg) Dirt trail leading towards the Gutlug Timur Minaret |
![Looking back at the Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanym](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605390.10QUbusi.UZTM111503.jpg) Looking back at the Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanym |
![Detail of the geometric patters of the Kutlug-Timur Minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605391.mispAiXG.UZTM111507.jpg) Detail of the geometric patters of the Kutlug-Timur Minaret |
![Genghis Khan left only 1 minaret of the great mosque standing](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605392.RW7B7LCQ.UZTM111508.jpg) Genghis Khan left only 1 minaret of the great mosque standing |
![Base of the Kutlug-Timur Minaret, 12m in diameter, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605393.wrvhq4JJ.UZTM111509.jpg) Base of the Kutlug-Timur Minaret, 12m in diameter, Konye-Urgench |
![Kutlug-Timur Minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605395.fCneVqsl.UZTM111510.jpg) Kutlug-Timur Minaret |
![144 steps reach the top, but climbing is forbidden](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605397.vTVceYHg.UZTM111512.jpg) 144 steps reach the top, but climbing is forbidden |
![A small section was added to the top of the original minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605398.OV61M7kO.UZTM111516.jpg) A small section was added to the top of the original minaret |
![Kufic script on the Gutlug Timur Minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605400.JuyfP5zu.UZTM111520.jpg) Kufic script on the Gutlug Timur Minaret |
![A ladder is needed to reach the entrance to the minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605401.4njA8qBU.UZTM111521.jpg) A ladder is needed to reach the entrance to the minaret |
![Entrance to the Gutlug Timur Minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605402.mzGD5gr9.UZTM111522.jpg) Entrance to the Gutlug Timur Minaret |
![Local tourists gathered around the base of the Gutlug Timur Minaret, Old Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605403.WobmxQo8.UZTM111523.jpg) Local tourists gathered around the base of the Gutlug Timur Minaret, Old Urgench |
![Gutlug Timur Minaret, Old Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605404.qWwji2r2.UZTM111524.jpg) Gutlug Timur Minaret, Old Urgench |
![Base of the Gutlug Timur Minaret, Konya Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605405.WN18MtyF.UZTM111527.jpg) Base of the Gutlug Timur Minaret, Konya Urgench |
![60m tall Gutlug Timur Minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605406.6vHKO01Z.UZTM111528.jpg) 60m tall Gutlug Timur Minaret |
![Soltan Tekesh Mausoleum, 12th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605396.HIlFyEeO.UZTM111511.jpg) Soltan Tekesh Mausoleum, 12th C. |
![Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum, 12th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605407.g97eloV0.UZTM111530.jpg) Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum, 12th C. |
![Pathway leading from the minaret to the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605408.Rf8QIhtY.UZTM111531.jpg) Pathway leading from the minaret to the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench |
![Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum, Konya-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605409.kfItji8i.UZTM111532.jpg) Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum, Konya-Urgench |
![Conical tiled roof of the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605411.JOtLodEA.UZTM111534.jpg) Conical tiled roof of the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum |
![Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605412.DqmpToh6.UZTM111535.jpg) Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum |
![Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum, 12th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605413.kmHvF0qO.UZTM111536.jpg) Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum, 12th C. |
![Detail of the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605414.wFfKXTkz.UZTM111537.jpg) Detail of the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum |
![Looking back at the Gutlug Timur Minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605415.f8adOKMt.UZTM111538.jpg) Looking back at the Gutlug Timur Minaret |
![Detail of the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605416.6unHzlJM.UZTM111540.jpg) Detail of the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum |
![A glimpse inside the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605417.88svAS5S.UZTM111541.jpg) A glimpse inside the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum |
![Back side of the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605418.MscjewE8.UZTM111542.jpg) Back side of the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum |
![Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum with the distant Gutlug Timur Minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605419.YF8fa5mV.UZTM111543.jpg) Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum with the distant Gutlug Timur Minaret |
![Restoration of the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605420.iPm4Ljrw.UZTM111544.jpg) Restoration of the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum |
![Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum with the Gutlug Timur Minaret, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605421.biOdu73Q.UZTM111545.jpg) Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum with the Gutlug Timur Minaret, Konye-Urgench |
![Kyrk Molla - Forty Mullah's Hill - the site of the unsuccessful last stand against the Mongol invaders of Genghis Khan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605410.lPkacnV1.UZTM111533.jpg) Kyrk Molla - Forty Mullah's Hill - the site of the unsuccessful last stand against the Mongol invaders of Genghis Khan |
![Il Arslan Mausoleum, the oldest of Konye-Urgench's monuments, 1172](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605422.BobSedpM.UZTM111546.jpg) Il Arslan Mausoleum, the oldest of Konye-Urgench's monuments, 1172 |
![Il Arslan (r. 1156-1172) was the father of Sultan Tekesh](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605423.TIx2w0DH.UZTM111548.jpg) Il Arslan (r. 1156-1172) was the father of Sultan Tekesh |
![The 12-sided dome of the Mausoleum of Il Arslan is unusual](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605424.IWUL7YM7.UZTM111549.jpg) The 12-sided dome of the Mausoleum of Il Arslan is unusual |
![Il Arslan Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605425.F9zXnoqe.UZTM111550.jpg) Il Arslan Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench |
![Il Arslan Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605426.xH2gdk85.UZTM111551.jpg) Il Arslan Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench |
![Il Arslan Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605427.ZgCEz0bv.UZTM111552.jpg) Il Arslan Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench |
![Inside the Il Arslan Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605428.Gj7Mh2fL.UZTM111553.jpg) Inside the Il Arslan Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench |
![Il Arslan Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605429.dBgoRqep.UZTM111554.jpg) Il Arslan Mausoleum, Konye-Urgench |
![Another group of tourists from Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605431.z8rbvgOt.UZTM111555.jpg) Another group of tourists from Turkmenistan |
![Local tourists](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605433.UeS7pH2X.UZTM111556.jpg) Local tourists |
![...they don't get many foreign visitors here...](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605434.nKuu7fBD.UZTM111557.jpg) ...they don't get many foreign visitors here... |
![Turkmenistan boy taking photos of the foreign tourist](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605435.VQtbfpFW.UZTM111558.jpg) Turkmenistan boy taking photos of the foreign tourist |
![Stump of the Ma'mun Minaret - built in 1011, rebuilt in the 13th-14th C, destroyed by earthquake in 1895](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605436.DgmvRUda.UZTM111559.jpg) Stump of the Ma'mun Minaret - built in 1011, rebuilt in the 13th-14th C, destroyed by earthquake in 1895 |
![Portal of a building on the edge of Konye-Urgench's southern archaeological zone](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605437.dH9Ulhtl.UZTM111561.jpg) Portal of a building on the edge of Konye-Urgench's southern archaeological zone |
![Portal, 11th-12th C., Konya-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605438.sDhFVr7j.UZTM111562.jpg) Portal, 11th-12th C., Konya-Urgench |
![Detail of the portal](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605439.B5bfHx2N.UZTM111563.jpg) Detail of the portal |
![...a bit over restored on the back side...](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605440.OYYkWuRs.UZTM111564.jpg) ...a bit over restored on the back side... |
![The distant mausoleums and great minaret of Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605441.0hQ7fkVD.UZTM111565.jpg) The distant mausoleums and great minaret of Konye-Urgench |
![Not much remains of the former capital of Khorezm after destruction by both Genghis Khan and Tamerlane (Timur)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605442.nPIyIbHW.UZTM111566.jpg) Not much remains of the former capital of Khorezm after destruction by both Genghis Khan and Tamerlane (Timur) |
![Annoyingly, the driver skipped Kyrk Molla in his haste to get us back to Dasoguz...](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605443.qYB7uebs.UZTM111573.jpg) Annoyingly, the driver skipped Kyrk Molla in his haste to get us back to Dasoguz... |
![A last view of the Gutlug Timur Minaret as we leave for Dasoguz](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605444.DIS079Py.UZTM111574.jpg) A last view of the Gutlug Timur Minaret as we leave for Dasoguz |
![Donkey cart, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605445.hJ5Z8wqv.UZTM111575.jpg) Donkey cart, Konye-Urgench |
![Soviet-era World War II monument, Konye-Urgench](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605446.nqMedu98.UZTM111577.jpg) Soviet-era World War II monument, Konye-Urgench |
![İoluňyz Ak Bolsun! Zyıaratyňyz Kabul Bolsun!](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605447.xaaHlALS.UZTM111578.jpg) İoluňyz Ak Bolsun! Zyıaratyňyz Kabul Bolsun! |
![Goodbye Konye-Urgench!](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605448.11UZlW8N.UZTM111579.jpg) Goodbye Konye-Urgench! |
![The road back to Dashoguz](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605449.Cz4b6XkA.UZTM111580.jpg) The road back to Dashoguz |
![Road construction, Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605450.0cLU78eq.UZTM111582.jpg) Road construction, Turkmenistan |
![Ancient Fortress of Boldumsaz destroyed by the Mongols](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605451.nq29PwO8.UZTM111583.jpg) Ancient Fortress of Boldumsaz destroyed by the Mongols |
![Turkmenistan license plate (Dashoguz)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605373.1czJLi4b.UZTM111490.jpg) Turkmenistan license plate (Dashoguz) |
![Flag of Turkmenistan on the license plate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140605375.ykK7GJY3.UZTM111491.jpg) Flag of Turkmenistan on the license plate |