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Uzbekistan

53 places in the atlas, 5 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Kinds found here

Ancient cities29
Archaeological wonders23
Temple complexes17
Fortresses9
Rock art sites5
Fortified cities3
Petroglyphs3
Ancient villages2
Buried cities2
Earthworks2
Palaces2
Sogdians2

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Verified52
Accepted1

Top regions

Surkhandarya Province6
Karakalpakstan2
Samarqand Region2
Andijan Region, Marhamat District, Mingtepa village1
Bukhara Province, Jandar District, Varakhsha oasis 40 km west of Bukhara (ancient Bukhara oasis, Zeravshan lower)1

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Verified52 Widely accepted1 Contested0

Bukhara Province, Karakul District, Paykend oasis 50 km west of Bukhara on former Zeravshan lower channel (Bukhara–Amu Darya trade road)

Bukhara Region1

Bukhara, Ark1

Fergana Region, Kuva District, Kuva town1

Kashkadarya Region, Kamashi District, Yerkurgan1

Namangan Region, Turakurgan District, Akhsikath (Akhsikent)1

Navoi Region, Navbahor District, Sarmishsay gorge upper terrace, Karatau south slopes1

Hypothetical0

Unverified0

Pseudoarchaeology0

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Excavation

Partially excavated40 Excavated10 Excavation ongoing2 Buried1

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🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Buried city

Afrasiab — Buried Palace Fresco North (Samarkand, Ancillary)

Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Afrasiab — Buried Palace Fresco North (Samarkand, Ancillary) in Samarkand, Afrasiab Buried, Uzbekistan is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried …

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🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Ancient city

Samarkand — Afrasiab Palace Fresco Hall North

Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban

Samarkand — Afrasiab Palace Fresco Hall North in Samarkand, Afrasiab, Uzbekistan is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to …