Jankent

Jankent

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Alternative name	Dzhankent, Yangikent
Location	Kazaly, Kazakhstan
Coordinates	45°36′44″N 61°55′16″E / 45.61222°N 61.92111°E / 45.61222; 61.92111
Type	Fortified settlement
Area	16 ha (40 acres)
History
Founded	7th/10th centuries AD
Abandoned	11/12th centuries AD
Cultures	Oghuz Turks
Site notes
Excavation dates	2005-19

Jankent (Dzhankent, Yangikent, Eni-Kent, Djanikand, Yenikent, Yanikand, all meaning New Town in Turkic; al-Karyat al-hadith, Dihi Naw, Shehrkent) is a deserted town east of the Aral Sea in modern Kazakhstan. It is known from Arab writings of the 10th century AD as the capital of the steppe empire of Oghuz Turks. Archaeological research has provided information about the appearance of the town and confirmed the date, but also points to earlier origins.