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Underground mosque “Kyluet”

The Kyluet underground mosque is one of the medieval religious architectural structures of the 12th century, located 120 km south of the mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yassavi in ​​Turkestan. The word "Kyluet" in translation from Arabic means "khaluatun" - to be alone, to worship the Creator alone. According to some reports, at the age of 63, Khoja Ahmed Yassavi built the Kyluet mosque and spent the rest of his life here, where he wrote Divani Hikmet, Mirat-ul-Kulub, Pakirnam and his other works.

Description of the mosque
Located at an altitude of 228 m above sea level, the Kyluet Mosque, which is half underground, once consisted of 18 rooms. The underground location of the mosque is consistent with the goal so that living conditions in it do not depend on weather conditions. For example, the subway is warm in winter and cool in summer. All conditions for the life and worship of people have been created in the mosque. Premises (rooms) in the mosque:


 * The “Gar” room - a separate room for one person to pray. It is located at a depth of 4-4.5 meters. The walls of the "Gar" room are made of baked bricks and covered with a tetrahedral dome made according to the "Balkhi" method. There are deep grooves in the walls and there is a drawing of the construction of the "Aulie Kumshyk Ata" mosque of the 12th century. The room is 135 cm long, 135 cm wide, and 175 cm high.
 * The “Jamaatkhan” room - the largest and only room with windows in the Kiluet Mosque. The main dome of the mosque is located above this room. Inside, the dome is wooden, and the roof is iron. Special columns are used as the base for the roof. The hall is 20.9 meters long, 14.7 meters wide and 6.4 meters high, including the general dome.
 * Room "Kuzhyra" - a room for students.
 * Hall "Mosque"
 * Premises for hot water, bathing and ablution. According to some reports, the mosque also had hotels and stables.

The Kyluet Mosque was demolished during the Great Patriotic War in order to build an oil refinery out of its bricks. However, as a result of archaeological research carried out by scientists T.N.Senigova in 1972-1973. And E.A. Smagulov in 1979, the location of the Kyluyet mosque, typical for the XV-XVI centuries, was determined. In the same place, it was restored in 1942 after the model of the architect A.L. Schmid.