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Historical and cultural complex "Shakhristan" in Taraz.

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“Taraz is a glorious, fortified city with many gardens, densely built up; has a moat and four gates; there is a crowded suburb near it; a large river flows at the gates of the city; part of the city is on the other side of the river; a road passes through the river; the cathedral mosque is located among the bazaars "

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Historical monuments of Taraz.

In Taraz, on the site of the central city market, in December 2019, the Shakhristan historical and cultural complex was opened as part of the Rukhani Zhagyru program. According to the assumptions of archaeologists, this is the place where the shakhristan of the ancient city was located.
The historical and cultural complex "Shahristan" is a continuation of the existing archaeological complex "Ancient Taraz". The historical and cultural complex has become a tourist center, one of the largest in Kazakhstan, after the State Historical and Cultural Reserve-Museum "Azret-Sultan" - a museum-reserve in the city of Turkestan.
In 2011, archaeological excavations of an ancient settlement began here, which is at least 2000 years old. More than 50,000 artifacts of the VIth - XIIth centuries were found here, placed in a museum built here - the only museum of this kind in Kazakhstan, where only exhibits found during archaeological work at the Taraz settlement are presented.
Also found were a medieval citadel, a mosque of the VIIIth - IXth centuries, a madrasah, an altar of the Zoroastrians, a zindan, an embankment of the ancient Talas river bed, foundations of residential buildings. "Shakhristan" includes several detached buildings and objects, the main purpose of which is to familiarize with the history and culture of ancient Taraz.
1. Regional Museum of Local Lore. It is a two-storey building with four exhibition halls, a conference hall, utility and technical premises in an oriental style. The walls are finished with Venetian plaster, the floor is granite.
The high vaulted ceiling of the main entrance to the museum is decorated with glazed tiles in the oriental style. Narrow vaulted and lattice windows with figured mosaics are made of durable plastic. The design of the columns and walls decorated with petroglyphs in one of the halls is made in an antique style - with cracks and abrasions.
The museum will have four completely different halls. Everyday life, culture and history of the region will be covered here. The exhibition pavilion, designed to display the achievements and advanced technologies of our time, includes a meeting room and conference hall, as well as technical and administrative premises.
All premises are equipped with modern IT technologies. The Gallery of Fine Arts is intended for the exhibition of paintings of different directions. There are also premises for master classes by artists ”. The gallery of handicrafts masters is intended for the study and development of handicrafts.
2. Crafts Center
3. Center "Taraz-tourism"
4. Center "Rukhaniyat and History". This center presents exhibits for in-depth study of customs, life and culture of ancestors.
5. Amphitheater "Retro-festival", art gallery, exhibition pavilion.
6. The pedestrian Arbat unites in a single composition with the adjacent streets.
7. A 35-meter stele with a clock tower is installed on the square named after akyn Zhambyl Zhabayev. Stele with four-sided clockwork, made in St. Petersburg.
Geographic coordinates of the historical and cultural complex "Shahristan" in the town of Taraz: N42 ° 54'00.10 "E71 ° 23'38.96"

Authority:
https://www.gorodtaraz.kz/news/2820-v-taraze-nazvali-datu-otkrytija-krupneishego-v-rk-istoriko-turisticheskogo-centra-shahristan.html
Rakhmankul Bayteliev, advisor to the head of the construction department of the Akimat of Zhambyl region.

Photos by
Alexander Petrov.