Kockar Ata

Kockar Ata (Khodzha-Kochkari, Koçqər-i Chodja or Koçkır-i Baba) was a

. In his time the people were making the rams fight and since his ram was the champion of each match, he was named as Kochkar. His real name is not to be known. After Koçkar Ata's death, his ram could not resist the separation and it died on his grave. So a ram statue had been put over Koçkar Ata's grave. There is scripture in Arabic alphabet as"ya Allah, ya Muhammed, ya Ali".

Also, some

" and "Köşkerler" are named after him.

There are many legends about the city "

practice, the authorities undertook severe measures to prevent worship at mazars.

List of villages named after "Kockar Ata"

• Kyrgyzstan: 1.Kochkor-Ata, 2.Kochkor, 3.Ak-Kochkor, 4.Kochkar
• Tajikistan: Khodzha-Kochkari
• Russia: Kochkari (near Kazan in Tatarstan)
• Afshars
  between the 14th and 16th centuries)

• Turkey: Koçgiri area (in Sivas), Koçkiran (in Iğdır)

External links

• "Ahmet Yesevi University"
• "About Kyrgyz city Kochkor Ata and Kockar Atas legend"
• "Report in turkish language"