Saineddin Baba mausoleum
The Saineddin Baba Mausoleum in Tashkent is the tomb of Sheikh Saineddin, which is located in the Shaykhontohur district to the west of the center .
Saineddin was a follower of the Sufist order Suhrawardiyya . His life data are unknown, but he is said to have been over 90 years old. Possibly he was the son of the founder of the order Diya ad-Din Abu 'n-Najib as-Suhrawardi (1097–1168) and was commissioned to spread the Sufi teachings in the Tashkent area.
The mausoleum itself was in 15./16. Century built. It has a footprint of 16 m × 18 m and is about 20 m high. Underground living rooms, into which the Sheikh is said to have withdrawn for 40 days of meditation exercises, were dated to the 12th century.
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Coordinates: 41 ° 19 '26 " N , 69 ° 12' 11.9" E