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Places tagged “manichaean”

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🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · Ancient city

Navekat Krasnaya Rechka City

Sogdian 6th–12th c → Kara-Khanid 10th–12th · Sogdian oasis — Chuy Valley Silk Road Sogdian–Turk

Navekat Krasnaya Rechka City — Sogdian Silk Road city (6th–12th c CE) at Krasnaya Rechka on Chu Valley road west of Ak-Beshim, excavated 1980s by VE Nasyrov and Koen–Goryacheva.

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🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut

Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves

Gaochang to Yuan 500–1300 CE · Uyghur Buddhist (ancient Uyghur–Tocharian)

Turpan depression Uyghur Buddhist cliff with 77 donor-portrait caves below sea level.