Uzbekistan
Poykent
Poykent (also included in both serial nominations “Silk Roads Sites in Uzbekistan” and “Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor” under the name Paikend) are the remain of the largest city of the Bukhara oasis, located at a strategic place connecting the Northern and Southern countries of Central Asia. The site contains remnants of Zoroastrian temples, palace and the mosque, tower and defensive walls, gate, roads and remains of quarters (makhallas). This place was abandoned in the middle 9the century due to the inaccessibility of water.
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- Full Name
- Poykent (ID: 5301)
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- Uzbekistan
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On tentative list 2008
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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