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Ayaz-Kala
Sign in to saveAyaz-Kala is an archaeological site in Ellikqala District, Karakalpakstan, in northern Uzbekistan, built between the 4th century BCE and the 7th century CE. Situated on a hilltop overlooking the Kyzylkum Desert, the site encompasses the ruins of an ancient Khorezm fortress.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Ayaz-Kala
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Ayaz-Kala
- Ancient site.image
- Ayaz-Kala-2.jpg
- Ancient site.image_size
- 300px
- Ancient site.caption
- The smaller fortress of Ayaz Kala 2 (6th to 8th century CE)
- Ancient site.map_type
- West Asia#Uzbekistan
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.epochs
- Parthian, Sasanian
- Ancient site.excavations
- 1938
- Ancient site.condition
- Ruined
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- History
- Ayaz Kala 1
- Ayaz Kala 2
- Ayaz Kala 3
- Structural details
- References
Ayaz-Kala is an archaeological site in Ellikqala District, Karakalpakstan, in northern Uzbekistan, built between the 4th century BCE and the 7th century CE. Situated on a hilltop overlooking the Kyzylkum Desert, the site encompasses the ruins of an ancient Khorezm fortress.
== History == The site consists of three fortresses which were built from the 4th century BCE to the 7th century CE. The fortresses were part of a series of forts at the edge of the Kyzylkum Desert, which provided defence against raids by nomads and the Saka of the Syr Darya delta. Part of Ayaz Kala was built in the second century by the Kushan Empire. The now-ruined fortress is speculated to have been built as part of a chain of border fortresses guarding the borders of the Kyzylkum Desert. In addition to the eroded remains of defensive works, the remnants of several residential structures have been uncovered at site.