Afaq Khoja Mausoleum

Welcome to the Afaq Khoja Mausoleum, also known locally as the 'Xiang Fei Mu' or Tomb of the Fragrant Concubine. Located in the historic city of Kashgar in Xinjiang, this site is a breathtaking masterpiece of Uyghur Islamic…

The Main Tomb Hall is a sanctuary of emerald green and turquoise. The massive dome, spanning 17 meters, was for a long time the largest of its kind in Xinjiang. …

Adjacent to the main tomb are two prayer halls known as the High Mosque (Gao Libai Si) and the Low Mosque (Di Libai Si). These mosques represent the functional, communal side of the mausoleum complex. …

Beyond the prayer halls lie the remains of the religious madrasa, the historic center of Islamic learning for the Khoja family. Here, students would spend years memorizing the Quran and studying Islamic law. …

The mausoleum is not just defined by its buildings, but by the lush gardens and grape trellises that surround it. Xinjiang is famous for its grapes, and the ones grown here at Afaq Khoja are said to be the 'sweetest' in the…

To the side of the main mausoleum lies a vast historical cemetery, where thousands of local Muslims have been buried over the centuries. This is a place of immense historical depth, with graves ranging from simple mounds to more…

To provide more context to the legends, a small museum on-site explores the life and myth of Iparhan, the Fragrant Concubine. Here, you can see traditional Uyghur costumes, jewelry, and cultural relics that date back to the Qing…

As we conclude our visit to the Afaq Khoja Mausoleum, take a moment to look back at the towering green dome. This site is a living fossil of an ancient civilization that has survived for nearly four hundred years. …

As we conclude our visit to the Afaq Khoja Mausoleum, take a moment to look back at the towering green dome. This site is a living fossil of an ancient civilization that has survived for nearly four hundred years. …