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Description: Sometimes you come across pictures on the internet and they really do captivate the imagination and that’s exactly what happened this weekend, when I stumbled on an aerial photograph of a site I had never heard of before. It’s called Koi Krylgan Kala, an archaeological site located outside the village of Taza-Kel’timinar in the Ellikqal’a District in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, in Uzbekistan. According to experts, it a temple complex or ceremonial centre, belonging to the Chorasmian Dynasty. It was built sometime in the 4th century BC, a monumental building laid out on a circular plan with large fortified walls and nine towers, encompassing a circle 87 metres in diameter. Apparently, a nomadic people known as the Apa-Saka tribe, destroyed the site around 200 BC. It was later rebuilt into a settlement and it stayed in use until 400 AD, when it was abandoned. Watch this video to learn more about the astonishing ruins of Koi Krylgan Kala, a site buried for centuries and sadly left in a very poor state after the excavations in the 1950s. All images are taken from Google Images and the below sources for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video, and please leave a comment below. Sources: centralasia-travel.com/en/countries/uzbekistan/places/khorezm/koy-krylgan-kala uzbek-travel.com/about-uzbekistan/monuments/koy-krylgan-kala silkadv.com/en/content/fortress-koy-krylgan-kala researchgate.net/publication/281283969_New_archeoastronomical_investigation_of_the_complex_Koy-Krylgan-kala/link/55df35b908aede0b572b8996/download alchetron.com/Koi-Krylgan-Kala heritagedaily.com/2020/05/koi-krylgan-kala/129473 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_Krylgan_Kala #AncientArchitects #AncientWonders #KoiKrylganKala