Mausoleum 9

Russia / Astrahan / Aksarayskiy /
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Mausoleum 9 to the northeast of Lapas and the so-called Aksrayskoe Gorodishche. A ruined rectangular building within a rectangular enclosure wall made of clay. The enclosure is about 60 by 110 m, with the ruined mausoleum proper in the northeastern corner. The site is largely effaced by agriculture. Part of a complex of mausoleums believed to belong to members of the royal family of the Golden Horde, in the general vicinity of its capital, Old Sarai.
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Coordinates:   46°57'46"N   47°50'0"E
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