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Mausoleums, Shrines and Holy places
TOURISM Sarazm - an ancient settlement

A monument of ancient farming trends, Sarazm was discovered
by an archaeologist Abdullojon Isakov in fall of 1976. The ancient
settlement was discovered at the site that lies 15 kilometers
towards the west of Panjakent and 45 kilometers towards the
east of Samarqand.
The initial total area of the monument was 130 hectares. The
settlement must have undergone through intensive
development for more than 1 000 years reaching its apex at the
time of late Neolith and early Bronze age. The economics of
Sarazm was primarily based on farming livestock raising and
handicraft production. At the end of 4 thousand years b.c.
Sarazm has become one of the largest states in Central Asia for
metallurgy production. This was achieved by the great abundance
of gold, silver, copper and tin found in Zeravshan highlands.

49 Tajikistan guidebook