Sarazm

Oxus (BMAC) · Tajikistan

Field notes

civilizations

Oxus (BMAC)

types

City

occupied

4,000 BCE — 2,000 BCE

country

Tajikistan

The site

Sarazm is the remains of an ancient city on the left bank of the Zeravshan River in north-western Tajikistan, tied to the Oxus (BMAC) world of Central Asia. Radiocarbon dates place its life across the 4th to 2nd millennia BCE, making it one of the region's earliest urban settlements. This UNESCO World Heritage Site predates the arrival of the Andronovo steppe culture, and preserves a proto-urban chapter of Central Asian prehistory.

Nearby sites

~4 km

Panjakent

~53 km

Afrasiyab

~307 km

Ai-Khanoum

~376 km

Otrar