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Shakh Fazil
41.4289° N, 71.6592° E
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The Shakh Fazil Archaeological Complex is located in the village Safedbulan, Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is a sacred Muslim site, and an annual mass pilgrimage occurs here. The name of the main building in many scholarly sources is the Tomb of Shah Fadl, and this is a major Qarakhanid tomb probably built between 1050–1060.
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Tomb construction
c. 1050–1060
Added to UNESCO Tentative List
2001-01-29
Tentative List removal and serial inclusion
2010
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