Kyz Kala

E417533

archaeological site fortress historic building

Kyz Kala is a distinctive ancient mud-brick fortress structure located near the archaeological site of Merv in modern-day Turkmenistan.

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All labels observed (5)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ fortress ⓘ historic building ⓘ
access	reachable from the modern town of Mary ⓘ
approximateDate	early Islamic period ⓘ late Sasanian period ⓘ
architecturalFeature	corrugated or buttressed exterior walls ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Sasanian-influenced architecture ⓘ
condition	ruin ⓘ
country	Turkmenistan ⓘ
culturalContext	Sasanian Empire ⓘ early Islamic Central Asia ⓘ
function	defensive structure ⓘ fortified residence ⓘ
heritage	part of the ancient city of Merv complex ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Asia ⓘ
location	near Merv ⓘ
material	mud-brick ⓘ
nearbySite	Ancient Merv ⓘ
nearbyStructure	Kyz Kala self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Greater Kyz Kala Kyz Kala self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lesser Kyz Kala
numberOfStoreys	multi-storey structure (originally) ⓘ
ownership	state property of Turkmenistan ⓘ
preservationIssues	erosion of mud-brick fabric ⓘ
region	Mary Region ⓘ
researchField	Central Asian archaeology ⓘ
significance	important example of pre-Islamic fortified architecture in Turkmenistan ⓘ
tourism	popular tourist attraction near Merv ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	within the World Heritage Site "State Historical and Cultural Park Ancient Merv" ⓘ
wallConstruction	massive mud-brick walls ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Merv → hasLandmark → Kyz Kala ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greater Kyz Kala

Merv → hasLandmark → Kyz Kala ⓘ

this entity surface form: Little Kyz Kala

Ancient Merv → hasStructure → Kyz Kala ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Kyz Kala

Ancient Merv → hasStructure → Kyz Kala ⓘ

this entity surface form: Little Kyz Kala

Kyz Kala → nearbyStructure → Kyz Kala self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greater Kyz Kala

Kyz Kala → nearbyStructure → Kyz Kala self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lesser Kyz Kala