It is located 15 km from Orkendeu aul of Kazaly district of Kyzylorda region. Chronological period: VII-XIV centuries.One of the most famous cities of the Oguz tribes on the banks of the Syrdarya. The city, which left its mark on the establishment of the Kazakh statehood. Zhankent (Yangikent - New City) is mentioned for the first time in the works of the Arab historian Ibn Rustem. The Arab geographer Ibn Haukal says that the main city of the Oguzs was Zhankent, which the Iranians called Nau-Kerde, the Arabs Al-Hariyat, and the Sarmatians Dahi Nau.The city flourished in the second half of the IX century and the first quarter of the XI century. The city of Zhankent was a city with an area of 15-20 hectares, where agriculture and trade flourished. The suburban irrigation system proves that agriculture was the mainstay of the economy. At that time, the Aral Sea was called the Ghent Sea. The people of Zhankent found a large source of salt near the sea and established trade relations with China, Iran and India.The city of Zhankent collapsed twice during its existence (1153,1219). begins to bloom again. A century later, Zhankent's hectic life came to an end. Zhankent is also popularly known as the city of snakes. The city of Zhankent is, most importantly, the basis for the formation of the Kazakh state, a prosperous center of Kazakh culture and art, a manifestation of trade and economic relations. The city of Zhankent was first built in 1867. Russian scientist P.I.Lerkh, studied in Soviet times S.P Tolstov.Zhankent is one of the sacred places along the Great Silk Road as a medieval city and the center of the Turkic peoples.
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of whole national importance. – Astana: Foliant, 2017. – p.119-122.
- The sacred Kazakhstan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgD_hsKbqd4
