152 | Coming in February No. 63, Issue 2/2009: Children of Asia Photolibrary ICON text FERINA NATASYA ABDUL AZIZ The desert castles of Khorezm, Uzbekistan In an oasis of the Kara-Kum desert, lies a collection of ruins that are well over 2,000 years old. The ancient desert castles of Khorezm, Uzbekistan, are made up of several forts or qalas, which are located around the basin of the lower Amu Darya River, near the town of Beruni. These crumbling fortresses are some of the oldest centres of civilisation in Central Asia. Despite controversies and criticisms that the atmosphere of these ancient ruins has been purged by the very efforts to restore them, Khorezm’s desert castles remain magnets for historians, archaeologists and travellers – even to this day. # Kyrgyzstan Afghanistan Tajikistan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Turkmenistan ✪ Nukus Urgench Tashkent Samarkand ARAL SEA Khorezm 152 recast khl.indd 152 152 recast khl.indd 152 12/25/08 6:18:31 AM 12/25/08 6:18:31 AM
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Coming in February No. 63, Issue 2 /2009: Children of Asia
Phot
olib
rary
ICON
text FERINA NATASYA ABDUL AZIZ
The desert castles of Khorezm, Uzbekistan In an oasis of the Kara-Kum desert, lies a collection of ruins that are well over 2,000 years old. The ancient desert castles of Khorezm, Uzbekistan,are made up of several forts or qalas, which are located around the basin of the lower Amu Darya River, near the town of Beruni. These crumbling fortresses are some of the oldest centres of civilisation in Central Asia. Despite controversies and criticisms that the atmosphere of these ancient ruins has been purged by the very eff orts to restore them, Khorezm’s desert castles remain magnets for historians, archaeologists and travellers – even to this day. #
Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan
Tajikistan
KazakhstanUzbekistan
Turkmenistan
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Nukus
UrgenchTashkent
Samarkand
ARALSEA
Khorezm
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