The center of Zhambyl region is located near the mausoleum of Aisha Bibi, 18 km from Taraz. The legend of the construction of the mausoleum of Babaja Khatun (X-XI centuries) is directly related to the legend of the construction of the mausoleum of Aisha Bibi. According to the legend, the mausoleum was built on the grave of Babaja Khatun, the nanny of Aisha, who after her death served as a lifelong torchbearer of the young tomb.
The mausoleum has a square shape, the walls are 1.23 meters thick. Made of open fired brick. The architectural composition of the Babaja-Khatun mausoleum is simple and has few decorations. On three facades of the building (except for the western facade) there are cavities and talismans. The surface of the facade walls is decorated with false arches and cavities. There are brick circles on the windows. The 16-sided conical roof of the mausoleum, located on a prismatic drum, which gives art and elegance, is one of the most unique domes of Kazakhstan.
References: Kazakhstan sacred objects
of whole national importance. – Astana: Foliant, 2017. –182-183-pp.
