Dome Zhuban-Ana

Dome Zhuban-Ana – Saint Zhuban – a monument of the architect, built in the XI century on the northern bank of the Sarysu River, 2 km northeast of highway 189 in the Zhanaarkinsky district of the Karaganda region. In Soviet times, Academician A. Margulan attributed this monument to the medieval construction of the Kipchaks. The dome of Zhuban-Ana is built in the form of a quadrangular cube. The drum (neck) is raised above the wall and an octagonal dome is installed on it. There are pointed mihrabs in the four inner corners. Its mouth faces southeast. The dome and drum are made of square bricks. The dome of Zhuban-Ana is included in the state list of historical and cultural monuments of republican significance.