Historical place profile
Elkharas
Khwarazmian site on the bank of the Amu Darya River. The site was excavated in 1973-1975 prior to flooding due to dam construction. The primary occupation at the site is dated from the 6th century BCE-3rd century CE, with evidence of later occupation as late as the 11th century CE.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:837295554
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:837295554
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 41.137200, 61.602600
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Khwarazmian site on the bank of the Amu Darya River. The site was excavated in 1973-1975 prior to flooding due to dam construction. The primary occupation at the site is dated from the 6th century BCE-3rd century CE, with evidence of later occupation as late as the 11th century CE.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Pleiades
Source and reuse
This profile derives from the Pleiades current GIS record, licensed CC BY 3.0. Pleiades place record The profile preserves the source name, point, type, description, precision and provenance without silently adding a boundary reconstruction.
Research path
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