Mausoleum Hussain Beg
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Muslim shrines in Bashkortostan is considered to be the burial place of the first Imam - Haji Hussain Beg. Is the mausoleum (keshene) on the old cemetery Akzirat near Chishmy village near the beautiful lake Akziyarat.

A monument to the founder of the Muslim culture in Bashkiria was built in the early fourteenth century by the order of Tamerlane in homage to the revered Imam in the Arab world. A native of Turkestan Hussain Beg in the early 14th century, was sent to the Bashkir region to spread Islam, and dedicated his life to the service of faith and people. Earned the respect of the Bashkirs, the title of the kadi (judge spiritual) and the title of Imam Hussein Bey was buried on a small hill next to the lake.

The mausoleum is a square structure with a spherical dome made of hewn limestone blocks. Near the tomb was buried 6 warlords Tamerlane, as evidenced by gravestones This gave rise to the ancient burial cemetery Akziriat.

Inside the mausoleum during the excavations found a stone slab with a partially preserved embossed text, allowing to know the date of death and a brief autobiography Hussain Beg. Annually Cheshminskom region are festivities in memory of Haji Hussain Beg with the obligatory visit to the Muslim holy Bashkir muftis and imams.

Hussein Bey Mausoleum is considered a unique architectural monument of antiquity and is a historical landmark of Bashkortostan.

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