Ayaz-Kala

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ancient fortress archaeological site fortress complex

Ayaz-Kala is an ancient desert fortress complex in modern-day Uzbekistan, notable for its well-preserved Khwarezmian defensive architecture and commanding position over the Kyzylkum steppe.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Ayaz-Kala canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient fortress ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ fortress complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Khwarezmian ⓘ
builtBy	Khwarezmian rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ
condition	ruin ⓘ
constructionPeriod	circa 4th century BCE to 7th century CE ⓘ
country	Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentUse	archaeological research site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
discoveredBy	Sergey Tolstov NERFINISHED ⓘ
distanceFrom	approximately 20–25 km northeast of Tuprak-Kala ⓘ
earliestPhaseDate	3rd–2nd century BCE ⓘ
elevation	approximately 60 meters above surrounding plain ⓘ
function	border defense ⓘ military fortress ⓘ refuge fortress ⓘ
hasFeature	bastions ⓘ inner citadel ⓘ massive defensive walls ⓘ parapet with loopholes ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ towers ⓘ water cisterns ⓘ
hasPart	Ayaz-Kala I NERFINISHED ⓘ Ayaz-Kala II NERFINISHED ⓘ Ayaz-Kala III NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageOf	Khwarezmian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterPhaseDate	1st–2nd century CE ⓘ
locatedIn	Karakalpakstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Khwarezm NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Lake Ayazkol NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuprak-Kala NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	mudbrick ⓘ pakhsa (rammed earth) ⓘ
nearbyGeographicalFeature	Amu Darya river region NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	commanding hilltop position ⓘ well-preserved defensive architecture ⓘ
overlooks	Kyzylkum Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyzylkum steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Ancient Khorezm fortresses chain NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellikqala District NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType	desert ⓘ
strategicRole	guarding routes across Kyzylkum steppe ⓘ part of Khwarezmian frontier defense system ⓘ
surveyedBy	Khorezm Archaeological-Ethnographic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedUntil	early medieval period ⓘ

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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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- Do not get too wordy.
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Input

Subject: Ayaz-Kala
Description of subject: Ayaz-Kala is an ancient desert fortress complex in modern-day Uzbekistan, notable for its well-preserved Khwarezmian defensive architecture and commanding position over the Kyzylkum steppe.

Referenced by (1)

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

Khwarezm → hasArchaeologicalSites → Ayaz-Kala ⓘ