Otrar
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Otrar or Otyrar ( ; ), also called Farab, is a ghost town in southern Kazakhstan which was once a settlement located on the Silk Road. It was an important town in the history of Central Asia, situated on the borders of settled and agricultural civilizations. It was the center of a great oasis and political district, commanding a key point connecting Kazakhstan with China, Europe, the Middle East, Siberia and Ural.
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Place details
- Locality
- Талапты
- Region
- Түркістан облысы
- Country
- Қазақстан
- Population
- 0
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Otrar
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Городище Отырар с воздуха.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Otrar hillfort
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- West Asia#Kazakhstan
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 280
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kazakhstan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kazakhstan
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Turkestan Region
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- before 8th century
- Settlement.leader_title
- Akim (mayor)
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.timezone
- ALMT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +6
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 506
- Official website
- otrarmuseum.kz
- Image
- Ovidio Guaita 16.jpg
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- postal code
- 160000
- Commons category
- Otrar
- P12749
- Ars Magica
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Names
- Location
- History
- Mongols and Timurids
- Uzbeks, Kazakhs, and Dzungars
- Archaeological findings
- References
- External links
Otrar or Otyrar ( ; ), also called Farab, is a ghost town in southern Kazakhstan which was once a settlement located on the Silk Road. It was an important town in the history of Central Asia, situated on the borders of settled and agricultural civilizations. It was the center of a great oasis and political district, commanding a key point connecting Kazakhstan with China, Europe, the Middle East, Siberia and Ural.
==Names==
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