Otrar
Otrar or Otyrar, also called Farab, is an ancient city in southern Kazakhstan which was located on the Silk Road. It was an important city in the history of Central Asia, situated on the borders of settled and agricultural civilizations.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 510 metres (1,660 feet)
- …stands 5 metres (16 feet) tall
- Description: Archaeological site in South Kazakhstan
- Also known as“Farab”“Otırar Töbe”“Otrartobe”“Otyrar”“Городище Шарафкент (Шараб)”
Places of Interest
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Arystan Bab Mausoleum
Arystan Bab Mausoleum is a mausoleum in Kazakhstan close to the village of Kogam and Otrartobe.
3 km west of Otrar
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shauildir.
Otrar
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Latitude
42.85247° or 42° 51′ 9″ north
Longitude
68.30267° or 68° 18′ 10″ east
Open location code
8JJCV823+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
place = locality
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Otrar” goes by many names.
فارابArabic
ՕտրարArmenian
OtrarAsturian
ओत्रारAwadhi
OtrarAzerbaijani
АтрарBelarusian
ОтрарBulgarian
OtrarCatalan
TurarbandCatalan
UtrarCatalan
訛答刺Chinese
訛答剌Chinese
讹答剌Chinese
OtrarCzech
OtrarDutch
فارابEgyptian Arabic
OtrarIndonesian
OtrarInterlingua
OtrarIrish
OtrarItalian
オトラルJapanese
OtırarKazakh
OtrarKazakh
OtyrarKazakh
ОтырарKazakh
ФарабKazakh
وتىرارKazakh
ОтрарKirghiz
OtrarMadurese
فارابMazanderani
OtrarRomanian
ОтрарRussian
Отрарский оазисRussian
Отырар ТобеRussian
ТарбанRussian
ФарабRussian
OtrarSlovenian
ФоробTajik
ஒற்றார்Tamil
FarabTurkish
OtrarTurkish
ОтрарUkrainian
فارابUrdu
OʻtrorUzbek
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