Hilvet Semi-Underground Mosque

Short visit

Close by the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. Good for a quick look inside but not very impressive. No pictures allowed inside.

Quick visit

It is a short walk from the Mausoleum of Yasawi, so may as well visit. After Yasawi turned 63, the age Mohamed died, he decided to move underground and meditate in the dark . . . Now there's plenty of...

Worth a visit

This semi-underground mosque is worth a visit while you are seeing the mausoleum that is the main attraction. The mosque is down a set of stairs and was built around the hole where Khoja Ahmed Yasawi ...

Small subterranean mosque

In the same complex as the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi mosque. The underground mosque has a short flight of steps leading down inside where it is quite dark and a torch would be pretty useful. There are at lea...

Building partially underground

This building was used as a mosque and as a teaching facility. It is an interesting place to imagine what was done here ages ago.