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Video. In Kazakhstan’s historic rock-hewn mosques now recognised by UNESCO

Updated: 07/10/2026 - 15:00 GMT+2

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Five rock-hewn mosques and associated sacred sites dating from the 12th to the 18th centuries make up Kazakhstan’s newest UNESCO World Heritage property. The complexes preserve centuries of Sufi tradition alongside much older beliefs.

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