Manas_Ordo
Manas Ordo
Mausoleum in northwest Kyrgyzstan, believed to be of Manas
Manas Ordo (Kyrgyz and Russian: Манас Ордо, [mɑnɑs ordó]) is a modern historical park (with a museum) built around Manas's Kümböz (Kyrgyz: Манастын күмбөзү, [mɑnɑstɯn kymbœzy]; Russian: Кумбез Манаса), a Karakhanid-era mausoleum most likely built around 1334 thought to be the final resting place of the Kyrgyz epic hero Manas. Among the Kyrgyz, the site has status as a mazar.
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The mausoleum looks similar to other monuments from the 14th century, with kufic script around the outside edge of the monument.[1]