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Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Five thousand religious, mystical, Indigenous and esoteric lineages from around the world — what they are, where they came from, and where to read more.

Source-linked and transparently qualified. Editorial standards and correction criteria are public.

Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA

Entries: 5,000
Candidate geography relations: 7,326
Candidate country vocabulary: 162

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Atlas 0642Community-bound / restricted

Kazakh baksy traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Practice / discipline

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Pre-Soviet roots; suppressed and transformed in the Soviet period; contemporary revival
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 1377Community-bound / restricted

Dede Qorqud–Korkyt Ata epic, tale, and music heritage

Central, North & Inner Asian Umbrella tradition

Public geography: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Türkiye
Period / origin: Historically documented; living heritage
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAzerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Türkiye

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Atlas 1378Community-bound / restricted

Kazakh Betashar wedding ritual

Central, North & Inner Asian Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 1841Open / public

Kazakh–Kyrgyz Aitysh improvisational lineage

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan

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Atlas 1842Varies by lineage

Kazakh dombra küi transmission tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 1843Open / public

Kazakh traditional assyk heritage

Central, North & Inner Asian Practice / discipline

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 1855Varies by lineage

Central Asian falconry bearer traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically deep; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia

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Atlas 1856Community-bound / restricted

Traditional spring festive rites of Kazakh horse breeders

Central, North & Inner Asian Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 1859Open / public

Kazakh Orteke puppet-dance and music tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 2341Open / public

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

Central, North & Inner Asian Order / organization

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Fourteenth-century mausoleum documented as a heritage site; current devotional administration is not inferred
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 2850Scholarly / historical only

Abylaikit Buddhist monastery

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: 17th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 2851Scholarly / historical only

Turkic sanctuary of Merke

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: 6th–14th centuries
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 2852Scholarly / historical only

Tamgaly cult landscape

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Bronze Age–20th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 2853Community-bound / restricted

Beket-Ata rocky mosque

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: 12th–18th-century sacred fabric; centuries of pilgrimage significance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 2854Community-bound / restricted

Karaman-Ata rocky mosque

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: 12th–18th-century sacred fabric; centuries of pilgrimage significance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 2855Community-bound / restricted

Shakpak-Ata rocky mosque

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: 12th–18th-century sacred fabric; cemeteries 10th–20th centuries; centuries of pilgrimage significance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 2856Community-bound / restricted

Shopan-Ata rocky mosque

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: 12th–18th-century sacred fabric; centuries of pilgrimage significance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 2857Community-bound / restricted

Sultan-Epe rocky mosque

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: 12th–18th-century sacred fabric; centuries of pilgrimage significance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 2858Community-bound / restricted

Ulytau pilgrimage landscape

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Medieval–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 2859Scholarly / historical only

Monumental Monuments and Sanctuaries of the Early Steppe Tradition of Central Eurasia

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: 8th–11th centuries CE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 3356Scholarly / historical only

Ancient settlement of Otrar

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: 1st–18th centuries
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 3357Scholarly / historical only

Archaeological complex of Sauran

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Medieval–early modern periods
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 4741Open / public

Arystan Bab Mausoleum

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Medieval shrine tradition; present structure substantially later
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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Atlas 4742Open / public

Aisha Bibi Mausoleum

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: 11th–12th century monument; restored heritage site
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKazakhstan

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