Mausoleum of Makhmudi Azam

The tomb is 150 m south of the old madrasa. It is one of the oldest preserved structures of Gissar and can be seen from the castle. Mahmudi Azam means "greatest master" and is a title or nickname, not someone's name. XVI. It was built on the fictitious tomb of Naqshbandi Ahmedi Kasani, who lived in the 19th century. The date of the building is determined as XVI century.

During the excavations XV. The culture layers belonging to the V-VI and X-XI centuries, which were discovered 68 km away from the Mahmudi Azam tomb, are the best evidence of this research.

The construction of the tomb is in two periods. The first period consisted of two structures, the ziyoratkhona standing on a single axis and the tomb - gurkhona, and its entrance was through a small portal from the south. Upon entering the building, it is contained within a square ziyoratkhona, the dome of which rests on an octagonal cylinder. The other two entrances are from the west and east. The cruciform contours formed by the deep interior niches in the walls of the Ziyoratkhona can be seen from the inside. From there, it is possible to enter another small gurkhona with short domes resting on arches at the corners. This type of large and small building construction is known in XV - XVI architecture. In addition to the tomb of Mahmudi Azam, it is possible to see such structures in the tomb of Mir Said Ali Hamadani (XV c.) in Kulab and Sheikh Muslihiddin (XIV - XVII c.) in Khujand.

During the second period of the tomb's construction, another domed structure was built extending from the west to the corners of the axis and serving as a tomb, repeating the cruciform plan of the ziyoratkhona. There are small decorative bars on the windows of the building.

The layers belonging to the X-XII centuries were explored 7 meter inside the north and east corners of the Sangin Mosque. According to local sources, this mosque, VII. It was built in the 16th century during the time of "Omar" caliph. The legendary king Afrasiyab built the Gissar fortress itself (1st century BC). Meanwhile, the ancient city of Khoki Safed and its necropolis Tupkhona (1st century BC) were located in the eastern part of the late medieval fortress of Gissar.