Sarazm
Саразм
Tajikistan's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, a more than 5,000-year-old early farming and metalworking settlement in Central Asia.
Located about 15 km west of Panjakent, close to the Uzbek border, Sarazm was a proto-urban settlement from the 4th millennium BCE to the late 3rd millennium BCE. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2010, it was Tajikistan's first such site. The site reveals early farming and metalworking in Central Asia, as well as long-distance exchange with the steppe and the Iranian Plateau. The grave of the so-called “Princess of Sarazm” yielded a large number of beads. On site you'll find excavation areas under protective shelters and a small museum. A taxi ride takes about 20 minutes, and you can visit on the same day as the ancient city ruins of Panjakent.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Rudaki Museum of History
- Panjakent Central Bazaar
- Ancient Penjikent
- Mausoleum of Muhammad Bashoro
- Marguzor Seven Lakes (Haft Kul)
- Rudaki Mausoleum
- Artuch Alpine Camp
- Bolshoe Allo Lake