Khalchayan

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Reconstruction of the outside of the Khalchayan hall, by Stawisky, 1976.
Reconstruction of Khalchayan, by Pugachenkova, 1994. The in-the-round sculptures of Yuezhi dignitaries ligned the topmost part of the wall of the main hall.
Head of a Yuezhi prince (Khalchayan palace, Uzbekistan). 1st century BCE
A Saka warrior, as a defeated enemy of the Yuezhi, Khalchayan. 1st century BCE
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Location of Khalchayan in Central Asia.
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Khalchayan (South Asia)
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Khalchayan (Uzbekistan)
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Khalchayan (Bactria)

Khalchayan (also Khaltchaïan) is an archaeological site, thought to be a small palace or a reception hall, located near the modern town of Denov in Surxondaryo Region of southern Uzbekistan. It is located in the valley of the Surkhan Darya, a northern tributary of the Oxus (modern Amu Darya).

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