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Shoshtepa
The citadel mound of the earliest known settlement in Tashkent, on the Jun canal in the south of the city; the city counts its age from it.
Archaeology
About the place
Shoshtepa lies on the Jun canal in the south of Tashkent. Archaeologists date its earliest finds to about the 3rd century BC, and some to even earlier, which makes it the oldest known settlement within the modern city; Tashkent counts its age from it.
The site once covered around 25 hectares, but only the steep citadel mound survives, surrounded by modern housing. Digs have been carried out here since 1896, most steadily from 1978 by the Tashkent archaeological expedition.
Why go
- The site Tashkent counts its age from
- A steep citadel mound in the city
- Excavated since 1896
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