Kanka

The site of ancient settlement at Kanka, , is located in 80 km southwest of , in the southeastern outskirts of the Eltamgali settlement.
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Photo: E.sklyarevskiy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: site of an ancient settlement in Uzbekistan
  • Also known as: “Kanka, Uzbekistan” and “Qanqa Settlement”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Doʻstobod and Oqqoʻrgʻon.

Town
Photo: Said SARDOR, CC0.
, known as Soldatsky until 1991, is a city in , . It is the capital of . Its population was 13,600 in 2000, and 16,200 in 2016. is situated 7 km northwest of Kanka.

Town
is a city in , . It is the administrative center of . Its population is 11,900. Its inhabitants are mostly Uzbeks, as well as Russians, Kazakhs, Tajiks, Koreans, Tatars and other nationalities. is situated 9 km northeast of Kanka.

Kanka

Latitude
40.80636° or 40° 48′ 23″ north
Longitude
68.98538° or 68° 59′ 7″ east
Open location code
8JGCRX4P+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1252316685
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q4212491
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Uzbek—“Kanka” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “坎卡”
  • Persian: “قنقا”
  • Russian: “Канка”
  • Tatar: “Канка борынгы шәһәрчеге археологик аланы”
  • Uzbek: “Qanqa”

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