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Sarazm

Sarazm is an archaeological site in the Zeravshan valley documenting Central Asia’s earliest proto-urban settlements, from the fourth to the end of the third millennium BCE. Its structures are best understood with archaeological context rather than monumental reconstructions.

Sarazm
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The place

What makes it special

  • Early architecture associated with farming, herding and metallurgy.
  • Evidence of exchange networks linking Central Asia with distant regions.
  • Excavated areas and the settlement’s relationship with the cultivated plain and mountains.
Sarazm
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Articles in Sarazm

Guides to this place

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Sarazm

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Guides to this place

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A day at Sarazm and Ancient Panjakent near Panjakent

A day at Sarazm and Ancient Panjakent covers almost four millennia of urban history—provided you do not mistake a proto-urban site for a Sogdian city. The key is to set realistic expectations: read the understated structures in the landscape and allow time for the objects preserved in museums.

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Profile updated: 13/09/2026