Sarazm

Sarazm
Sarazm
Sarazm is located in West and Central Asia
Sarazm
Location of the site in Tajikistan
Sarazm is located in Bactria
Sarazm
Sarazm (Bactria)
Sarazm is located in Tajikistan
Sarazm
Sarazm (Tajikistan)
LocationSughd Region, Tajikistan
RegionZarafshan Valley
Coordinates39°30′30″N 67°27′40″E / 39.50833°N 67.46111°E / 39.50833; 67.46111
TypeSettlement
Site notes
ArchaeologistsA. Isakov, R. Besenval, B. Lyonnet
Official nameProto-urban Site of Sarazm
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iii
Designated2010 (34th session)
Reference no.1141rev
RegionAsia-Pacific

Sarazm (Tajik: Саразм) is an ancient town and also a jamoat in north-western Tajikistan. It dates back to the 4th millennium BC, with C14 dates ranging from 3900-2100 BC, and is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The jamoat is part of the city of Panjakent in Sughd Region, and has a total population of 27,877 (2015).[1] It consists of 21 villages, including Chimqal'a (the seat), Abdusamad, Bostondeh, Kamar, Kamar-Tash and Sohibnazar.[2]

The archaeological site of the ancient city of Sarazm is located near Sohibnazar, a village situated on the left bank of the river Zeravshan, near the border with Uzbekistan.[3] The culture of Sarazm precedes by far the arrival of the Andronovo steppe culture in South Central Asia in the 2nd millennium BC.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 5 October 2020
  2. ^ Jamoat Sarazm, tojkiston.ucoz.ru
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Nomination to the World Heritage list of Sarazm" (PDF): 22. Sarazm is unique as a gateway to the steppe world, up to Southern Siberia, during the Chalcolithic period (Afanasevo) long before the spread of the Andronovo steppe culture in South Central Asia in the 2nd millennium BC. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Anthony, David W. (26 July 2010). The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World. Princeton University Press. p. 433. ISBN 978-1-4008-3110-4.
  6. ^ Ibbotson, Sophie; Lovell-Hoare, Max (4 December 2017). Tajikistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-78477-054-9.

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