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Kazakhstan Expands Excavations at UNESCO-Nominated Silk Road Site

By Ayana Birbayeva  on 6 June 2026

ALMATY  — Archaeologists have begun a new excavation season at the medieval settlement of Zhankent in Kazakhstan’s Kyzylorda Region, continuing efforts to uncover the history of one of the most significant cities of the Oghuz state and a key site along the Silk Road, reported Kazinform.  The archaeological works,...