Malik Baba
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Malik Baba is a shrine in the Ahal Region of Turkmenistan and a national heritage site.{{Cite book|last=Brummell|first=Paul|title=Turkmenistan|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|year=2005|isbn=978-1-84162-144-9|pages=128|language=en|author-link=Paul Brummell}}{{Cite book|last1=Bendezu-Sarmiento|first1=Julio|title=Ulug depe: a forgotten city in Central Asia|last2=Lhuillier|first2=Johanna|last3=Caroline|first3=Hamon|last4=Luneau|first4=Elise|last5=Caubet|first5=Annie F.|publisher=Ginkgo éditeur for MAFTur (Mission Archeologique Franco-Turkmene)|year=2015|location=Paris|pages=15}}{{Cite journal|date=1977|title=|journal=Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift: Gesellschaftswissenschaftliche Reihe|publisher=Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg|volume=26|pages=89–90}} It is about {{Convert|1|km|mi}} south of Ulug Depe.
Site
A large greenish-marble tomb is the object of reverence. Decorated with imagery of sword, shield, and arrows, it is believed to house the remains of Malik Ajdar Palwan. Behind the tomb, there is a tiled colonnade supported by five turquoise domes. In the east, stands a square mausoleum with a dome but no tomb.
It was the last construction in or around Ulug Depe.{{Cite book|title=Regards croisés sur la conservation d'une architecture de terre millénaire: à partir du cas d'Ulug Dépé (Turkménistan)}}
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