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| | Dehistan was one of large
economic, trade-industrial and cultural centres of the south western
Turkmenistan. The
city existed in the 9-14th centuries. Its total area was about
200ha, the city was surrounded by a double ring of defensive walls. Three
caravansaries were discovered on its territory. Pottery and brick-burning
kilns, khanaka, country mosque, bazaar square, typical for the East medieval
cities were marked around the city wall. Monumental buildings including
mosques, minarets, madrasahs and a number of cultural buildings were
concentrated there. The Dehistan architectural monuments – two minarets remains
of the portal of the mosque with fret brick ornament produce the most
impression. The city being on the border of settled oasis and nomad steppes was
one of the important points of the intensive trade. One of the international
caravan routes connecting Khorezm with the Arabian countries crossed Dehistan. |
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