Sheikh Mukhtar-Vali Complex
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The Sheikh Mukhtar-Vali Complex is a mausoleum
located in the town of Khiva
, Uzbekistan
. It was erected in the 16th century, above the grave of Sheikh Mukhtar-Vali.
This site was added to the UNESCO
World Heritage Tentative List on 1/6/1996.
Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...
located in the town of Khiva
Khiva
Khiva is a city of approximately 50,000 people located in Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan. It is the former capital of Khwarezmia and the Khanate of Khiva...
, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
. It was erected in the 16th century, above the grave of Sheikh Mukhtar-Vali.
This site was added to the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
World Heritage Tentative List on 1/6/1996.