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Yogochli Sardoba

A 16th-century domed brick cistern for caravans beside the M39 highway in Sirdaryo region, one of three that survive on the Mirzachul steppe.

Ensembles16th centuryAbout 45 minutes to see

About the place

A sardoba is a covered cistern built on caravan routes to keep water cool for travellers; the word means "cold water" in Persian. This one, also known as Ogoch or Khudoysera, was built in the 16th century under Abdullah Khan II, though a legend credits Timur, and it stands in Gumbaz village of Sardoba district.

Under its brick dome a deep basin collects water, now fed by groundwater and not fit to drink. It sits right beside the M39 highway between Tashkent and Samarkand, which makes it an easy roadside stop, and it is one of only three sardobas left in the Mirzachul steppe.

Why go

  • A Silk Road cistern under a brick dome
  • Right beside the Tashkent–Samarkand highway
  • One of three left on the Mirzachul steppe

Sources (4)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.en.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.ru.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.openstreetmap.org

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