Object description

The Mausoleum of Kara Koyunlu emirs or Mausoleum of Turkmen emirs , also known as Emir Pir-Hussein Mausoleum, is a Turkmen mausoleum erected in 1413 and located in the village of Argavand, Ararat Province, on the outskirts of the Armenian capital Yerevan. The mausoleum is tomb of Emir Saad - the chieftain of the Turkic Saadlu tribe, who had accompanied Timur from Central Asia. The tomb was restored and ceremonially reopened to the public in 2002.