GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites Year XIV, vol. 34, no. 1, 2021, p.33-41 ISSN 2065-1198, E-ISSN 2065-0817 DOI 10.30892/gtg.34105-616 UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGYSTAU AS THE OBJECTS OF RELIGIOUS TOURISM Asima G. КOSHIM* Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Faculty of Geography and EnvironmentalDepartment of Cartography and Geoinformatics, Al-Farabi Avenue 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan, e-mail:
[email protected] Aigul M. SERGEYEVA K. Zhubanov Aktobe regional University, Department of Geography and Tourism, Moldagulova Ave 34, 030000, Aktobe, Kazakhstan, e-mail:
[email protected] Kuat T. SAPAROV L. N. Gumilyev Eurasian National University, Department of Physical and Economical Geography, 2 Mirzoyan st., 010008, Astana, Kazakhstan, e-mail:
[email protected] Sveta K. BERDIBAYEVA Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science Department of General and Applied Psychology, Al-Farabi Avenue 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan, e-mail:
[email protected] Aizhan A. ASSYLBEKOVA Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Faculty of Geography and Environmental, Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics, Al-Farabi Avenue 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan, e-mail:
[email protected] Citation: Кoshim, A.G., Sergeyeva, A.M., Saparov, K.T., Berdibayeva, S.K., & Assylbekova, A.A. (2020). UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGYSTAU AS THE OBJECTS OF RELIGIOUS TOURISM. GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 34(1), 33–41. https://doi.org/10.30892/gtg.34105-616 Abstract: A distinctive feature of Mangystau is a significant number of underground mosques that have existed within the region since the X-XIII centuries. The purpose of the study is to analyze and assess the current state of underground mosques and the prospects for their use as objects for the development of tourism.