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Djarkutan
Djarkutan
is a
prehistoric
proto-urban
settlement
in
Uzbekistan
and a
center
of
ancient civilizations
in
Bactria
, the
area
from which may be the
founder
of
the religion
Zarathustra
. The settlement on an old
stream
has two monumental
buildings
, a
potter
quarter, a
citadel
and
extensive
burial ground
.
Dzharkutan
is located in
the west
of
Surxondaryo Province
, in
the south
of Uzbekistan, about
five kilometers
southeast
of
Sherabad
and
50
km
northwest of
Termiz
.
