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Kul Ota Shrine and Ancient Town

The ruins of an ancient town with a high citadel and a local shrine, 5 km east of Almalyk in the Akhangaran valley.

Archaeology3rd century

About the place

Kul Ota is a shrine and the ruins of an ancient town about 5 km east of Almalyk, in the Akhangaran valley of Tashkent region. The first settlement here dates from the 3rd–4th centuries. At its height the town covered some 50 hectares, and the walls of its citadel still rise as high as 10 metres.

In the early Middle Ages the valley belonged to Ilak, a district known for its silver mines and for the road linking the Tashkent oasis with the Fergana Valley. The ruins lie beside the Kul Ota shrine, which still draws local pilgrims.

Why go

  • Citadel walls up to 10 m high
  • Town of about 50 hectares
  • Local pilgrimage shrine

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