Shakh Fazil
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  Shown within Kyrgyzstan | |
| Location | Safedbulan, Jalal-Abad Region |
|---|---|
| Region | Kyrgyzstan |
| Coordinates | 41°25′44″N 71°39′33″E / 41.42889°N 71.65917°E |
| Type | Archaeological Complex |
| History | |
| Founded | 1050-60 |
| Designation | UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List |
The Shakh Fazil Archaeological Complex is located in the village Safedbulan, Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is a sacred Muslim site, and an annual mass pilgrimage occurs here. The name of the main building in many scholarly sources is the Tomb of Shah Fadl, and this is a major Qarakhanid tomb probably built between 1050–1060.
The collection of sites is made up of the Shakh Fazil Mausoleum, Safed-Bulan Mausoleum, the holy mountain of Archa Mazar, Alamberdar Mausoleum, holy hermit's cave, an 18th/19th-century Mosque, and vertical stone phallos.[1] The mausoleum of Shakh Fazil, the most important site in the collection, is unique in its own right and stands apart from other Karakhanid-era mausolea.