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Mangistau region

Mangystau region is part of the oldest civilization, an archaeological reserve in the open air. Archaeologists have found numerous Paleolithic monuments on the coast of the Sarytash Bay, on the Tyubkaragan Peninsula and in the valleys of the Shahbagata and Kumakapa rivers. In the 1st millennium BC Great Silk Road passed on the lands of Mangistau, from Khorezm and Khiva to Europe and the Middle East. On the Ustyurt plateau along this way stood the fortresses, caravanserais, settlements of artisans, herders and hunters.

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Mangistau region

Mangystau region is part of the oldest civilization, an archaeological reserve in the open air. Archaeologists have found numerous Paleolithic monuments on the coast of the Sarytash Bay, on the Tyubkaragan Peninsula and in the valleys of the Shahbagata and Kumakapa rivers. In the 1st millennium BC Great Silk Road passed on the lands of Mangistau, from Khorezm and Khiva to Europe and the Middle East. On the Ustyurt plateau along this way stood the fortresses, caravanserais, settlements of artisans, herders and hunters.

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