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Akchakhan-Kala

Akchakhan-Kala, or Akcha-khan Kala, also named after the locality Kazakly-Yatkan/ Kazakl'i-Yatkan, in modern Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, was an ancient fortress in Chorasmia built in the 4th/ 3rd century BCE and occupied until it was despoiled in the 2nd century CE. It is part of the "Fifty fortresses oasis" in modern-day Uzbekistan. The abandonment of Akchakhan-Kala was apparently followed by the establishment of the new capital of Toprak-Kala, 14 km to the northeast.

Excavations
Akcha-khan Kala has been the object of numerous excavations, still ongoing. A ceremonial complex with a hypostyle hall was discovered. File:Corner of upper enclosure of Kazakl'i-yatkan.jpg|Corner of upper enclosure of Kazakl'i-yatkan File:Kazakl'i-yatkan.jpg|Kazakl'i-yatkan File:Column base at Kazakl'i-yatkan.jpg|Column base at Kazakl'i-yatkan File:Mud brick floor at Kazakl'i-yatkan.jpg|Mud brick floor at Kazakl'i-yatkan ==Paintings==
Paintings
Many decorations have been found, belonging to the period from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE: a large quantity of frescoes, unbaked-clay modelled sculptures including fragments of a Ketos in Hellenistic style, and a Zoroastrian fire altar with paintings of colossal Avestan gods. Parthian artistic influences have also been described. File:Akchakhan-Kala mural.jpg|Akchakhan-Kala mural File:Kazakly Yaktan mural (2).jpg|Akchakhan-Kala mural File:Kazakly Yaktan mural.jpg|Akchakhan-Kala mural File:Chorasmian oasis main fortresses.jpg|Location of the Akchakhan-Kala fortress in the Chorasmian oasis, in relation to other main fortresses ==References==
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