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Coordinates: 41°49′41.17″N 60°43′8.67″E / 41.8281028°N 60.7190750°E / 41.8281028; 60.7190750
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'''Akchakhan-Kala''', located in at '''Kazakly-Yatkan'''/ '''Kazakl'i-Yatkan''' (local name) in modern [[Karakalpakstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], was an ancient fortress in [[Chorasmia]] built in the 4th/3rd century BCE, where wall paintings have been discovered.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=KIDD |first1=F. |last2=CLEARY |first2=M. NEGUS |last3=YAGODIN |first3=V. N. |last4=BETTS |first4=A. |last5=BRITE |first5=E. BAKER |title=Ancient Chorasmian Mural Art |journal=Bulletin of the Asia Institute |date=2004 |volume=18 |pages=69–95 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24049142?seq=13#metadata_info_tab_contents |issn=0890-4464}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Minardi |first1=Michele |title=Columned Halls in Ancient Chorasmia |url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Akchakhan-kala-the-main-hypostyle-hall-in-the-Central-Building-viewed-from-the-north_fig1_319153387}}</ref> It is part of the "Fifty fortresses oasis" in modern-day [[Uzbekistan]].<ref name="BVA">{{cite book |last1=Adrianov |first1=Boris V. |last2=Mantellini |first2=Simone |title=Ancient Irrigation Systems of the Aral Sea Area: Ancient Irrigation Systems of the Aral Sea Area |publisher=Oxbow Books, Limited |isbn=978-1-78297-167-2 |page=38 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=is0nDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA38 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Akchakhan-Kala''', located in at '''Kazakly-Yatkan'''/ '''Kazakl'i-Yatkan''' (local name) in modern [[Karakalpakstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], was an ancient fortress in [[Chorasmia]] built in the 4th/3rd century BCE, where wall paintings have been discovered.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=KIDD |first1=F. |last2=CLEARY |first2=M. NEGUS |last3=YAGODIN |first3=V. N. |last4=BETTS |first4=A. |last5=BRITE |first5=E. BAKER |title=Ancient Chorasmian Mural Art |journal=Bulletin of the Asia Institute |date=2004 |volume=18 |pages=69–95 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24049142?seq=13#metadata_info_tab_contents |issn=0890-4464}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Minardi |first1=Michele |title=Columned Halls in Ancient Chorasmia |url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Akchakhan-kala-the-main-hypostyle-hall-in-the-Central-Building-viewed-from-the-north_fig1_319153387}}</ref> It is part of the "Fifty fortresses oasis" in modern-day [[Uzbekistan]].<ref name="BVA">{{cite book |last1=Adrianov |first1=Boris V. |last2=Mantellini |first2=Simone |title=Ancient Irrigation Systems of the Aral Sea Area: Ancient Irrigation Systems of the Aral Sea Area |publisher=Oxbow Books, Limited |isbn=978-1-78297-167-2 |page=38 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=is0nDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA38 |language=en}}</ref>


[[File:Chorasmian oasis main fortresses.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1|Location of the Akchakhan-Kala fortress in the [[Chorasmia]]n oasis, in relation to other main fortresses]]
[[File:Chorasmian oasis main fortresses.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.5|Location of the Akchakhan-Kala fortress in the [[Chorasmia]]n oasis, in relation to other main fortresses]]


==References==
==References==

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Akchakhan-Kala
A mural from Akchakhan-Kala
Akchakhan-Kala is located in West and Central Asia
Akchakhan-Kala
Shown within West and Central Asia
Akchakhan-Kala is located in Uzbekistan
Akchakhan-Kala
Akchakhan-Kala (Uzbekistan)
Alternative nameAkchakhan-Kala
LocationKarakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Coordinates41°49′41.17″N 60°43′8.67″E / 41.8281028°N 60.7190750°E / 41.8281028; 60.7190750[1]
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsParthian, Sasanian
Site notes
ConditionRuined

Akchakhan-Kala, located in at Kazakly-Yatkan/ Kazakl'i-Yatkan (local name) in modern Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, was an ancient fortress in Chorasmia built in the 4th/3rd century BCE, where wall paintings have been discovered.[2][3] It is part of the "Fifty fortresses oasis" in modern-day Uzbekistan.[4]

Location of the Akchakhan-Kala fortress in the Chorasmian oasis, in relation to other main fortresses

References

  1. ^ Dodson, John R (2015). "The nature of fluctuating lakes in the southern Amu-dar'ya delta". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ KIDD, F.; CLEARY, M. NEGUS; YAGODIN, V. N.; BETTS, A.; BRITE, E. BAKER (2004). "Ancient Chorasmian Mural Art". Bulletin of the Asia Institute. 18: 69–95. ISSN 0890-4464.
  3. ^ Minardi, Michele. "Columned Halls in Ancient Chorasmia". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Adrianov, Boris V.; Mantellini, Simone. Ancient Irrigation Systems of the Aral Sea Area: Ancient Irrigation Systems of the Aral Sea Area. Oxbow Books, Limited. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-78297-167-2.