Akyrtas translated from Kazakh means “The Last Stone”. It is the most mysterious palace complex. Exact dating of the building remains unknown until this day, but this structure is given an age of at least one thousand years. Supposedly it dates back to the VIII-IX centuries. Presumably Akyrtas was built on the site of an older structure on top of the ruins remained, and the stones of which were later used to build the palace. There is no exact date of construction of this structure, and scientists also disagree regarding the ownership of the structure, the date of construction and many other factors.
Some say it is an old nestorian monastery, some say it is a buddhist temple and most courageous ones think it is a most eastern palace of ALexander the Great.
Another, most realsitic version was put forward by academician Karl Baipakov. He considered the Akyrtas settlement to be the headquarters of the Karluk Khagans, who ruled the region from 766 to 893 AC. Other academic researchers are of the opinion that such a grandiose construction could only be completed by such a very powerful ruler as the Arab commander Qutayba ibn Muslim. The time of his reign in Central Asia coincides exactly with the estimated time of construction of Akyrtas.
The weight of the individual largest stone blocks appx is 10 tons. The height of the foundation platform is 4 meters. According to some scientists, the main wall goes deep underground, when excavations were carried out at the site, this fact was established.
Other researchers claim that this structure was used over several eras by different civilizations. Stone blocks are processed differently; there are individual blocks with rough manual processing, broken and having lost their former appearance and shape. But there are also stone blocks with perfect mechanical processing, large in size, of which there are very few, but they exist.
It is, anyay, a very impressive structure with many misteries yet to solve and definetely worth adding to itinerary, whwn visiting Taraz.
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18 сен 2024
