Beket-Ata Mosque, Mangystau

Description

The underground mosque of Beket-Ata in Oglandy tract, Mangystau, West Kazakhstan. It is one of the most popular and unique mosques of Kazakhstan. The fact that it is located underground sounds fascinating and intriguing already. The founder of this mosque was a muslim believer, a student of a famous sufi Khoja Akhmed Yasawi named Beket-Ata. © iStock / Vaska