MIZDAKHAN NECROPOLIS

3 km south of Khodjeli and about 30 km south of. This huge necropolis, which is more than two thousand years old, mainly houses Muslim tombs, as well as nestoriennes tombs, since we rediscover carved crosses on certain buildings. Most of the tombs are in ruins, some are under restoration, such as those of Khalif Erdjep and Bugar Jumart Kassab. The mausoleum of Nazlimkhan, built in the th century, is half buried underground. Its inner dome is entirely covered with blue majolica, its walls are decorated with kk bricks and azure blue glazed. It is reported that a young princess and the architect of the mausoleum are buried there; they fell in love with each other during the construction of the mausoleum, but the father of the princess opposed their union. Desperate, the princess threw from the top of the dome under construction and fell into the middle of the mausoleum. Mad of pain, the young architect was also killed. A huge 17 m long tomb, the mausoleum of Shamoun Nabi would, it says, contain only the bone of the leg of the holy man. We say it's actually a dinosaur bone. Visible on the nearby hill, the zoroastrian city of Giaour Kala was an important step on the silk roads. It was destroyed by Mongolian armies.