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Elkharas

a Pleiades place resource

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Khwarazmian site on the bank of the Amu Darya River. The site was excavated in 1973-1975 prior to flooding due to dam construction. The primary occupation at the site is dated from the 6th century BCE-3rd century CE, with evidence of later occupation as late as the 11th century CE.

500 km

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/837295554

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.1372, 61.6026

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Associated Modern Locations:
- Approximate imagery location of Elkharas (540 BC - AD 1258) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Елхарас (Elkharas: Russian, AD 1900 - AD 1999)

Elkharas makes connections with:

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Elkharas receives connections from:

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Place type:
settlement

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Gabriel Mckee, 'Elkharas: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/837295554> [accessed: 24 April 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/837295554 |title=Places: 837295554 (Elkharas) |author=Mckee, G. |accessdate=April 24, 2025 1:41 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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