Khalchayan

Khalchayan
Reconstruction of the outside of the Khalchayan hall, by Stawisky, 1976.
Reconstruction of Khalchayan, by Pugachenkova, 1994. The in-the-round sculptures of Yuezhi dignitaries ligned the topmost part of the wall of the main hall.
Head of a Yuezhi prince (Khalchayan palace, Uzbekistan). 1st century BCE[1][2]
A Saka warrior, as a defeated enemy of the Yuezhi, Khalchayan. 1st century BCE[3][4][5]
Khalchayan is located in Continental Asia
Khalchayan
Khalchayan
Location of Khalchayan in Central Asia.
Khalchayan is located in South Asia
Khalchayan
Khalchayan
Khalchayan (South Asia)
Khalchayan is located in Uzbekistan
Khalchayan
Khalchayan
Khalchayan (Uzbekistan)
Khalchayan is located in Bactria
Khalchayan
Khalchayan
Khalchayan (Bactria)

Khalchayan (also Khaltchaïan) is an archaeological site, thought to be a small palace or a reception hall, located near the modern town of Denov in Surxondaryo Region of southern Uzbekistan. It is located in the valley of the Surkhan Darya, a northern tributary of the Oxus (modern Amu Darya).

  1. ^ KHALCHAYAN – Encyclopaedia Iranica. p. Figure 1.
  2. ^ "View in real colors".
  3. ^ Abdullaev, Kazim (2007). "Nomad Migration in Central Asia (in After Alexander: Central Asia before Islam)". Proceedings of the British Academy. 133: 87–98.
  4. ^ Greek Art in Central Asia, Afghan – Encyclopaedia Iranica.
  5. ^ Also a Saka according to this source: [1]