Bagyr

Bagyr
Bagyr
	Bagyr Location in Turkmenistan
	Coordinates: 37.9677°N 58.2157°E
Country	Turkmenistan
City	Ashgabat
District	Büzmeýin District
Time zone	GMT+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.[1]

Sites

Kulmergen Kala

A fortress constructed in the 19th century, the walls are all that remains.[1]

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).[1][2]

External references

Location of Bagyr in OpenStreetMap

References

Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
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

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[:052-1] 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