Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum

M577+MFF, Merv
(10 reviews)
  • Full Address: M577+MFF, Merv
  • Sublocality Level 2: Merv
  • Country: Turkmenistan
  • Latitude: 37.6641935
  • Longitude: 62.1636727

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  • Mosque
  • Placeofworship
  • Pointofinterest
  • Establishment

Reviews (10)

4.4 out of 5.0
Service 4.7
Value for Money 3.8
Location 2.7
Cleanliness 5.0
  • Md Nabeel
    MdMay 2019

    The Tomb of Ahmad Sanjar is a mausoleum commemorating Ahmad Sanjar, a Seljuk ruler of Khorasan. It was built in 1157 in the medieval city of Merv in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. Throughout his reign, Sanjar fought off several invasions and uprisings until finally being defeated by the Oghuz. After being sacked by the Oghuz, Merv declined and in 1221, the Mongols attacked it and burned down the mausoleum. It would later be restored by Soviet, Turkmen, and Turkish architects during the 20th and 21st centuries. The tomb is part of The State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv", a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tomb was built by Sanjar’s successor, Muhammad ibn Aziz, along the Silk Road. It is shaped like a cube with a dome on top, which is 27m high. The walls are 14m high, and the entire dome is 17m by 17m wide. Despite its restorations, the Tomb is still missing features such as its second story, the turquoise covered outer dome, and the surrounding buildings in the complex. Albeit in ruins, the tomb is one of the few surviving examples of secular Seljuk funerary architecture. Its squat proportions and hexadecagonal surrounding of the outer dome would influence later works of architecture.

  • Habib Subhani
    HabibMay 2019

    No visit

  • Aylar Charyyargulyyeva
    AylarMay 2019

    I was been Sultan Sanjar.The place is very beautiful and interesting

  • Yusuf Kadir
    YusufMay 2019

    The tomb (mausoleum) of the late and last Sultan of the Great Seljuk Empire, Ahmed Sanjar. The tomb of his father Alp Arslan was buried in those neighborhoods.

  • Saparow Jelil
    SaparowMay 2019

    Historic Sites 👍

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