Battlements on wall, fortification of an ancient city of Sawran or Sauran, Silk Way, founded 6th cc, ruins of 12-16th century, Kazakhstan
Sawran or Sauran is an ancient city located 43 kilometres (27 mi) north-west of the city of Turkistan in Southern Kazakhstan, near the river Syr of the earliest mentions of the city comes from the Arab geographer Al-Muqaddasi, who described it in the 10th century as "a large city surrounded by seven walls, mosque located in the inner city." In 1065, the city submitted to the Seljuq dynasty,which was part of the transformation of the Kara-Khanid Khanate into a vassal of the Seljuqs.
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Location: Sauran, near Turkistan, Kazakhstan, Central Asia
Photo credit: © ruelleruelle / Alamy / Afripics
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