A valuable piece of ancient architecture dated back to 14-16 a.d., the mausoleum of Mir Said Ali Hamadoni is located in the center of Kulob city serving as his resting place. His son Muhammad, his relatives and mausoleum’s former warden Shohi Tolikoni (from Afghan town Tolucan) are also resting in peace there. The mausoleum building is a traditional medieval-styled building dating back to 14 century. A mosque and a shrine were later added to the mausoleum complex. A marble headstone with Arabian and Persian inscriptions and geometrical ornament is also located close by the mausoleum. The inscription on the western side of the headstone states the son of the Khatlon ruler, Amir Muhammad bin Shaikh Abdulla is buried here. The headstone itself has a rectangular shape weighting around 1 ton. According to some legends, this headstone was carried to Kulob from India by elephants. Nowadays, the mausoleum has become the pilgrimage site for local people as well as for foreign pilgrims from Afghanistan, India, Iran and other Asian countries.
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