Izmukshir
Izmukshir (Turkmen: Yzmykşir), formerly Zamakhshar (Persian: زمخشر), is the site of a ruin in the Khwarazm oasis of Turkmenistan, about 25 km. south of Daşoguz.[1][2][3]
History
Zamakhshar was a prominent town of medieval Khwarazm.[1][3] It is however most-renowned for being the birthplace of Muslim polymath, Al-Zamakhshari.[1]
Site
A walled oval city, much of the constructions are in ruins and no buildings are recognizable except from the elevated stretches of ground.[1] The southern gate still survives alongside a mud-brick tower as does a gate of the northern wall.[1] Skeletal remains are visible across the place.[1]
A twin-domed mausoleum adjacent to the walls is believed to be the resting place of Al-Zamakhshari — it attracts pilgrims.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 168–169. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
- ^ Baumer, Christoph (2018). The History of Central Asia. Vol. 1: The Age of the Steppe Warriors. I. B. Tauris. p. 129.
- ^ a b Bregel, Yuri (2003-01-01). "Major Archeological Sites & The Central Regions of Western Turkestan in the 10th Century & Khorezm in the 18th-19th Centuries". An Historical Atlas of Central Asia. Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 8 Uralic & Central Asian Studies (9). Brill. pp. 5, 25, 67. ISBN 978-90-474-0121-6.
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