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Places tagged “syr darya”

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🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Tumulus

Tegisken Kurgan Mausoleum (Aral–Syr Darya Delta)

Late Saka to Kangju · Lower Syr Darya delta culture

Lowest Central Asian kurgan (55 m) on Syr Darya delta: 42-m brick-vault mound with 4-horse sacrifice.

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🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Ancient city

Otrar Ancient Settlement

Kangju to Karakhanid to Mongol to Timurid · Sogdian / Turkic / Karakhanid / Mongol

Silk Road ghost city in Otrar Oasis at Syr Darya–Arys confluence, occupied 1st c. CE–18th c., apex 10th–12th c. as caravan metropolis of 10 ha citadel + 40 ha shakhristan.