Ala-Buka

[2] It is about 25 km southwest of Kerben on the main highway.

14 km to the east is the 12th century Mausoleum of Safed-Bulan and Shakh Fazil, a place of pilgrimage.

Shakh Fazil is reputed to have first brought Islam to the area.

Safed Bulan was a pious woman who is said to have buried the heads of Muslim soldiers who were beheaded after a battle.

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