Shortugai

Shortugai, in of northern , was a trading colony of the Indus Valley Civilization established around 2000 BC on the Oxus river near the lapis lazuli mines.
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Shortugai

Latitude
37.31136° or 37° 18′ 41″ north
Longitude
69.5112° or 69° 30′ 40″ east
Open location code
8J9F8G66+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2551946042
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1550221
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Uzbek—“Shortugai” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Шартугай”
  • Dutch: “Shortugai”
  • Finnish: “Shortugai”
  • French: “Shortugai”
  • French: “Shortughai”
  • German: “Shortugai”
  • Hindi: “शोरतुग़ ई”
  • Hindi: “शोरतुगई”
  • Hindi: “शोरतुग़ई”
  • Japanese: “ショールトゥーガイ遺跡”
  • Japanese: “ショルトゥガイ”
  • Lithuanian: “Šortugajus”
  • Persian: “شورتوگای”
  • Polish: “Shortugai”
  • Russian: “Шортугай”
  • Spanish: “Shortugai”
  • Tamil: “சார்டுகாய்”
  • Uzbek: “Shoʻrtoʻgʻoy”

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