The colorful Zharkent Mosque is a curiosity. Constructed entirely of wood, the sacred building resembles a Buddhist pagoda, but it is actually a mosque built for the Muslim Uyghurs in 1887. Today, it houses the regional museum of the Zhetysu district.

Credits: Balzhan & Axel Monse (Germany, @infoshymkent)

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