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瓦刺赫沙古城Varakhsha Settlement
The archaeological site of Varakhsha represents a trading settlement and a palace on the Silk Roads before Arab conquest. It was a Sogdian political center and the outdoor residence of BukharKhudats, bearing highly fortified citadel and the palace of rare planning with outstanding murals of the “Red” and “Blue” halls and alabaster carved decoration (8thcentury), which combines Sogdian traditions with Indian, Sasanian, Umayyad motives. Varakhsha settlement was a key military outpost on the western border of the oasis as well as a considerable trade center situated on the road between Bukhara and Khorezm and in the contact zone between the nomads and sedentary population a center of a large agricultural area irrigated by the canals not far from the western wall of the Bukhara oasis.Varakhsha also has associative values related to its exceptional role in the traditional pre-Islamic calendar of Bukhara and during the period of Arab conquest. The site also has a scientific potential to reveal the features of urban-planning, architecture, and arts typical for this type of settlements.
古布哈拉是建筑古迹的宝库和深厚的历史的仓库。这座城市每天都在揭示其千年历史的新细节。
因此,乌兹别克斯坦科学院国家考古中心的科学家与纽约大学的科学家一起,正在对布哈拉地区 Zhondor 区 Varakhshan 地块的考古和文化遗产对象进行研究。
这里有一座独特的考古纪念碑 - Varakhsha 的古老聚居地,其历史可以追溯到公元 1 千年之初。

这个带有城堡的古老定居点被认为是Buharhudat 王朝的主要住所,甚至在阿拉伯人抵达当地之前就统治了布哈拉绿洲的领土。Varakhsha的定居点在抵抗阿拉伯人中发挥了重要作用,在其城墙附近发生了大型和宏伟的战斗。
历史学家 Narshakhi 在 10 世纪写到了 Varakhsha 的古老聚居地:
"国王的住所位于这里,附近有一座坚固的堡垒,因为国王多次加固了这个地方。定居点的前城墙与布哈拉的城墙大小相等。在Varakhsh,有12灌溉沟渠,定居点位于布哈拉墙内。还有一座美丽的宫殿,其美丽是众所周知的,它是由Bukhar-Khudat在一千多年前建造的
Varakhshi宫殿直接位于定居点的南部堡垒墙上,位于城堡的西侧。宫殿建筑建于公元V世纪,一直存在到IX世纪初。宫殿建筑由一排排列的大型礼仪大厅组成,装饰华丽,风景如画:皇家招待会、描绘国王和狩猎稀有动物。

考古学家 V.A. Shishkin 于 1930 年代在绿洲进行了 第一次考古发掘。
经过最近的发掘,来自乌兹别克斯坦和美国的科学家发现了100多个由铜,青铜,银和铅制成的金属物体。据推测,这些物品属于公元11-12世纪。这些物品目前正在进行修复处理。将来,它们将被保存在乌兹别克斯坦文化遗产实验室。