 Ruins of Navekat | |
 .svg.png.webp){kind=icon} Shown within Kyrgyzstan  Navekat (West and Central Asia) | |
| Alternative name | Nevkat |
|---|---|
| Location | Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan |
| Coordinates | 42°54′56.2″N 75°0′29.9″E / 42.915611°N 75.008306°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 5-6th century |
| Abandoned | 12th century |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins |
Navekat or Nevkat [1] was an ancient Silk Road city that flourished between the 6th and 12th centuries. It lies near the modern village of Krasnaya Rechka, in the Chüy Valley, present-day Kyrgyzstan, about 30 kilometers east of Bishkek. It was one of the most important trading centres of the region.[2] Navekat was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014[3] as a part of the site "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor".
Archaeological site
Navekat had two walls: the first around Shahristan, the traditional administrative center of this type of city; the second wall was more than 18 kilometers long with public buildings, markets, gardens and even farms inside. There was a citadel in the North-eastern part of the city, which was built on a massive earthen platform. The volume of this platform was about 13 million cubic meters; probably the largest man-made mound in the world.
During archaeological excavations the artifacts uncovered included a golden burial mask, an 8 meter-long reclining Buddha statue in one of the two Buddhist temples.[4] There were other artifacts showing the presence of Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Nestorians, Manicheans.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.himalayanresearch.org/pdf/2012/vol16n1-2012.pdf
- ↑ Nevkat – An Ancient Silk Road City Retrieved 22 May 2018
- ↑ "UNESCO World Heritage List".
- ↑ Guides, Insight (April 2017). Insight Guides Silk Road (Travel Guide eBook). ISBN 9781786716996.