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Mausoleum of Kyzyl-Tam (Akhmeta).

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Mausoleum of Kyzyl-Tam (Akhmeta), (Red Mazur) is located at an altitude of 246 meters above sea level, located 317 meters from right bank of Ishim River, 8.3 kilometers southwest from village of Tassuat, 17.3 kilometers on east and slightly south of village of Derzhavinsk, 8.8 kilometers northeast of village of Lvovskoye in Zharkatnsky district in western part of Akmola region. 
Research of Kyzyl-Tam (Akhmeta) mausoleum.
The XVIIIth century mausoleum of Kyzyl-Tam (Akhmeta), (Red Mazur) was first examined in 1955 by the AAE reconnaissance detachment under the leadership of K. A. Akishev (Archaeological map..., 1959, p.9), in 1980 - by the expedition of the RSNRP “Kazrestavratsiya” "under the leadership of Zh. Shaikenov.
In 2006 – by the arch department of the NIPF RSE “Kazrestavratsiya” (G. M. Kamalova). The merchant Akhmet Tankeyev is buried in the mausoleum. Built by order of merchant Akhmet Tankeyev by builders Turabay and Rapai. The walls are made of baked rectangular bricks on adobe mortar and lined with baked bricks on both sides.
The facing masonry was collapsed at the four corners of the quadrangle from the base to a height of 2 meters. Minor destruction of the masonry with a pattern of vertical cracks is observed along the well of the staircase opening to the roof on the south-eastern facade.
Characterizes the portal-dome type of mausoleums with quadrangular plan dimensions of 6.3 x 6.7 meters. The spheroconic dome on a cylindrical drum rises above the quadrangle to a height of 2.5 meters. The total height of the mausoleum is 7.15 meters
The main facade on the southwestern side is designed in the form of a rectangular portal, formed by extending the main wall above the quadrangle. The arched entrance opening is flanked on both sides by narrow semi-columns, united at the top by a lintel.
The basis for the decorative design of the facades is a frame edging along the perimeter of the front walls with decorative rows of square bricks with a diamond-shaped stamp and an inscription in Arabic - “Allah”, alternating with stripes of bonded lining.
The central field of the facades is filled with a diamond-shaped pattern of masonry with dark-colored bricks with inserts of brick decorated with ornaments. Inside, the transition from the quadrangle to the dome is made through cantilevered sails and pointed niches to the height of the walls. In the southeast corner of the chamber there is a narrow arched opening leading to a staircase leading to the roof.
The tombstone and brick flooring were destroyed (Svod..., 2009, pp. 369 - 370). In 2003, an archaeological expedition led by D.I. Kaliev. - Associate Professor of the Department of Archeology at the Gumilyov Eurasian University, established the age of the mazar as the end of the 18th century, and also that it is the longest “mustachioed” mound. 
Legend of Kyzyl-Tam (Akhmeta) mausoleum.
One day, Bai Akhmet fell asleep and did not wake up (apparently, he fell into a lethargic sleep), his relatives considered that he had died and buried him in the mazar. But a few days later they heard some noise in the crypt. Having opened it, they found the living warrior Akhmet, deciding that “shaitan” had possessed him, they killed him.
Geographic coordinates of mausoleum Kyzyl-Tam (Akhmeta), (Red Masur): N51°05'43 E66°34'16

Authority: and photos by
The world Turkic congress the Center of genealogical researches at TURAN PRO Academy  Scientific research institute of archeology of K. A. Akishev at ENU of L. Gumilev. www.tengrifund.ru 
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