Bagyr

Bagyr
Bagyr is located in Turkmenistan
Bagyr
Bagyr
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 37°58′04″N 58°12′57″E / 37.9677°N 58.2157°E / 37.9677; 58.2157
Country Turkmenistan
CityAshgabat
DistrictBüzmeýin District
Time zoneGMT+5

Bagyr is a former village that has been annexed by the city of Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. It is presently a neighborhood of the capital city. Bagyr features archeological sites.

Sites

Kulmergen Kala

A fortress constructed in the 19th century, the walls are all that remains.

Shikhalov Mausoleum

An octagonal domed structure (also called Shikh Alou Mausoleum), this is believed to house the tomb of Nasipuri Sufi ascetic Abū ʿAlī al-Daqqāq (d. 1015).

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
  2. ↑ Nguyen, Martin (2016-01-06), "al-Daqqāq, Abū ʿAlī", Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Brill, doi:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_com_25862, retrieved 2021-11-01