Djarkutan - Wikipedia

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Djarkutan
Jarqoʻton
Shown within West and Central Asia Show map of West and Central Asia Djarkutan (Uzbekistan) Show map of Uzbekistan
Alternative name	Dzharkutan
Region	Central Asia
Coordinates	37°37′44″N 66°57′33″E / 37.62889°N 66.95917°E / 37.62889; 66.95917
Type	Settlement

Djarkutan (also Dzharkutan; Uzbek: Jarqoʻton) is a prehistoric proto-urban settlement in Uzbekistan and a center of ancient civilizations in Bactria, the area from which may be the founder of the religion Zarathustra. The settlement on an old stream has two monumental buildings, a potter quarter, a citadel and extensive burial ground. Dzharkutan is located in the west of Surxondaryo Region, in the south of Uzbekistan, about five kilometers southeast of Sherobod and 50 km northwest of Termiz.

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Uzbekistan: Dzharkutan - Prehistoric proto-urban settlement, German Archaeological Institute (DAI)