Toprak-Kala

Toprak-Kala
Ruins of Toprak-Kala
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Toprak-Kala (Uzbekistan)
Alternative nameToprak-Kala
LocationKarakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Coordinates41°55′37.9″N 60°49′19.8″E / 41.927194°N 60.822167°E / 41.927194; 60.822167
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsParthian, Sasanian
Site notes
Excavation dates1938
ConditionRuined

Toprak-Kala, in modern Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, was an ancient palace city and the capital of in Chorasmia in the 2nd/3rd century CE, where wall paintings, coins and archives were discovered. Its history covers a period from the 1st to the 5th century CE. It is part of the "Fifty fortresses oasis" in modern-day Uzbekistan.