🧿 Akchakhan-Kala

Uzbekistan · Asia · 41.83°N, 60.72°E

Akchakhan-Kala, or Akcha-khan Kala, also named after the locality Kazakly-Yatkan/ Kazakl'i-Yatkan, in modern Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, was an ancient fortress in Chorasmia built in the 4th/ 3rd century BCE and occupied until it was despoiled in the 2nd century CE. It is part of the "Fifty fortresses oasis" in modern-day Uzbekistan. The abandonment of Akchakhan-Kala was apparently followed by the establishment of the new capital of Toprak-Kala, 14 km to the northeast.

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Quick facts

Country	Uzbekistan
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	41.83°N, 60.72°E · view on map

Akchakhan-Kala is located in Uzbekistan, in Asia.

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