Koktepe Explained

Koktepe
Map Type:	West Asia#Uzbekistan#Bactria
Relief:	yes
Coordinates:	39.8933°N 66.9181°W
Type:	Settlement

Koktepe or Kok Tepe is an archaeological site in Uzbekistan, located around 30 kilometers north from Samarkand, in an area located at the boundary of the steppe during ancient times.^[1] The Koktepe site yielded the remains of the tomb of a Sarmatian princess.^[2] Koktepe was probably known to ancient writers as the city of Gabae.^[3]

Bibliography

• Khasanov, Mutallib, Isamiddinov, Muxammedzon, Rapin, Claude ; La tombe d'une princesse nomade à Koktepe près de Samarkand (lire en ligne)

See also

• Tillia tepe

Notes and References

1. Book: Rapin . Claude . After Alexander: Central Asia Before Islam: Chapter 2 "Nomads and the shaping of Central Asia (from the early Iron Age to the Kushan period)". 26 July 2007 . OUP/British Academy . 978-0-19-726384-6 . en. 32.
2. Rapin . Claude . Isamiddinov . Muxammadzon . Khasanov . Mutallib . La tombe d'une princesse nomade à Koktepe près de Samarkand . Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres . 2001 . 145 . 1 . 33–92 . 10.3406/crai.2001.16240 .
3. Book: Jacobs . Bruno . Rollinger . Robert . A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire . 23 July 2021 . John Wiley & Sons . 978-1-119-07165-5 . 318 . en.