Guldursun-Kala

Coordinates: 41°41′35.1″N 60°58′53.4″E / 41.693083°N 60.981500°E / 41.693083; 60.981500
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Guldursun-Kala
Guldursun-Kala
Guldursun-Kala
Guldursun-Kala is located in West and Central Asia
Guldursun-Kala
Shown within West and Central Asia
Guldursun-Kala is located in Uzbekistan
Guldursun-Kala
Guldursun-Kala (Uzbekistan)
Alternative nameGuldursun-Kala
LocationKarakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Coordinates41°41′35.1″N 60°58′53.4″E / 41.693083°N 60.981500°E / 41.693083; 60.981500
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsParthian, Sasanian
Site notes
ConditionRuined

Guldursun-Kala, also Guldursun Qala, in modern

Chorasmia built in the 12th century CE.[1]
It is one of the largest fortresses of Khwarezm, with perimeter walls of about 1 kilometer in total length, and an internal area of about 6.4 hectares (64,000 square meters, or 15.8 acres).

It is part of the "Fifty fortresses oasis" in modern-day

Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire
.

  • Interior panorama of Guldursun-Kala
    Interior panorama of Guldursun-Kala
  • Arrow-shaped arrowslit and merlons, walls of Guldursun-Kala
    Arrow-shaped arrowslit and merlons, walls of Guldursun-Kala
  • Location of the Guldursun-Kala fortress in the Chorasmian oasis, in relation to other main fortresses
    Location of the Guldursun-Kala fortress in the
    Chorasmian
    oasis, in relation to other main fortresses

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