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Tughlugh Timur Mausoleum 吐虎鲁克·铁木尔汗麻扎Tǔhǔlǔkè Tiěmù'ěrhán Mázhā
National heritage site · Ili, Xinjiang
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Ili
- Region
- Xinjiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Tughlugh Timur Mausoleum
The tomb of Tughlugh Timur, a descendant of Chinggis Khan's son Chagatai and the first Mongol khan in the region to adopt Islam, built between 1363 and 1369 north-east of Huocheng. The two-storey mausoleum, square with a dome, has a great arched portal framed by Quranic inscriptions and covered in glazed tiles of blue, green, brown, white and other colours in Central Asian Islamic style. A smaller tomb of his son stands beside it.
How to get to Tughlugh Timur Mausoleum
Beside the headquarters of the 61st Regiment, about 35 km north-west of Huocheng town.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Khorgos China–Kazakhstan International Cultural Tourism Area 霍尔果斯中哈国际文化旅游区 (10 km), Princess Jieyou Lavender Garden 解忧公主薰衣草园 (20 km).
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