摘要: AlikirqalaAlikirqalasits in the middle of a remote stretch of desert on the northern edge of the Qara Qum, 60km south of Kunya Urgench.Alikir Qala.It is an extraordinary rectangular structure, over one kilometre long from north to south and about 660 metr

Alikir qala

Alikir qala sits in the middle of a remote stretch of desert on the northern edge of the Qara Qum, 60km south of Kunya Urgench.

Alikir Qala.

It is an extraordinary rectangular structure, over one kilometre long from north to south and about 660 metres wide, making it substantially larger than the Ichan qala at Khiva. It has structural features, possibly barbicans, in the centre of its northern and southern walls. Its nature and date of construction are unknown to us since we have so far been unable to find any reference to the site.