Akchakhan-Kala
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Akchakhan-Kala, or Akcha-khan Kala, also named after the locality Kazakly-Yatkan/ Kazakl'i-Yatkan, in modern Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, was an ancient fortress in Chorasmia built in the 4th/ 3rd century BCE and occupied until it was despoiled in the 2nd century CE.[2][3] It is part of the "Fifty fortresses oasis" in modern-day Uzbekistan.[4] The abandonment of Akchakhan-Kala was apparently followed by the establishment of the new capital of Toprak-Kala, 14 km to the northeast.[5]
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Alternative name | Akchakhan-Kala |
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Location | Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan |
Coordinates | 41°49′41.17″N 60°43′8.67″E[1] |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Periods | Parthian, Sasanian |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
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