Takhti-Sangin

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Takht-i Sangin
Painted clay and alabaster head, Takht-i Sangin, Tajikistan, 3rd-2nd century BCE. Possibly a Zoroastrian priest.[1][2]
Takht-i Sangin is located in West and Central Asia
Takht-i Sangin
Takht-i Sangin
Location of Takht-i Sangin in Central Asia.
Takht-i Sangin is located in Bactria
Takht-i Sangin
Takht-i Sangin
Takht-i Sangin (Bactria)
Takht-i Sangin is located in Tajikistan
Takht-i Sangin
Takht-i Sangin
Takht-i Sangin (Tajikistan)

The ancient town of Takht-i Sangin is located near the confluence of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers, the source of the Amu Darya, in southern Tajikistan.

Site description

The Greco-Bactrian temple site of Takht-i Sangin is believed by many to be the source of the Oxus Treasure[3] that now resides in the Victoria and Albert Museum and British Museum. Part of greater Transoxiana and built in the 3rd Century BC, the site consists of a well-fortified citadel containing the so-called "Temple of Oxus".[4]

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on November 9, 1999 in the Cultural category.[4]

Artifacts

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Colorado State University".
  2. ^ a b c d e f LITVINSKII, B. A.; PICHIKIAN, I. R. (1994). "The Hellenistic Architecture and Art of the Temple of the Oxus" (PDF). Bulletin of the Asia Institute. 8: 47–66. ISSN 0890-4464.
  3. ^ Holt, F.L. (1989) p 43
  4. ^ a b The Site of Ancient Town of Takhti-Sangin - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

References

Coordinates: 37°5′56″N 68°17′6″E / 37.09889°N 68.28500°E / 37.09889; 68.28500


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