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Nurata Fortress

The eroded mud-brick ruins of an ancient fortress on the hill above the Chashma spring, traditionally linked with Alexander the Great.

ArchaeologyAbout 40 minutes to see

About the place

Local tradition holds that the fortress was founded during Alexander the Great's campaign in Sogdiana, and the town is sometimes connected with a settlement named in ancient sources. Whatever its exact origins, the hill was fortified for a long time, guarding the spring and the route along the foot of the Nuratau range.

What remains are worn earthen walls and mounds rather than buildings. The reason to climb up is the view: over the flat roofs of Nurata, the domes of the Chashma complex and the bare ridges of the mountains behind.

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