Khan molas necropolis

Object name and date: Khan Molasy necropolis, ХVІІІ-ХХ centuries.

Location: Aktobe region, Aytekebi district, 4 km west of the confluence of the Ulkeyek and Kabyrga rivers.

Description: The Khan Molasy necropolis is a large Kazakh cemetery that appeared in the second half of the 18th century. on the territory of the modern Aytekebi region, 4 km west of the confluence of the Ulkeyek and Kabyrga rivers. The formation of the necropolis is associated with the place of death in 1748 of the Khan of the Younger Zhuz Abulkhair in an unequal battle with the Sultan of the Middle Zhuz Barak. At the burial site, a huge necropolis was formed, which later became known as Khan Molasy. The necropolis consists of no less than a thousand grave structures represented by mud-brick mausoleums and enclosures, which are now heavily ruined and turned into mound-like structures.