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Toprakkala
Uzbekistan
Also known as: Toprak Kale, Topraq-Qalʿah
Toprakkala, site of a Khwārezmian walled city near modern Dashhowuz in Uzbekistan. The city was inhabited from about the 1st century bc until the 6th century ad, a period during which Khwārezm was an independent feudal state. A palace at Toprakkala, which may have been the capital of that state, contained lifelike paintings and sculptures executed in a style reflecting the influence of the cultures of India, Central Asia, and Asia Minor.
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