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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Kyzylkala''' <ref name="Bradt">{{cite book |title=Kazakhstan: the Bradt travel guide |last= Brummell |first=P. |year=2008 |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |location= England, USA |isbn= 9781841622347 |page=330 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-2ZAp-TgaSMC&lpg=PA330&ots=Xg7w-39zRI&pg=PA330#v=onepage&f=false}}</ref> or '''Kzylkala'''<ref name="KTLOW">{{cite book |title=Kazakhstan – the Land of Wonders |last=Dosmuhambetov |first=T. |author2=Baipakov, K. |year=2010 |publisher=Publishing company BW-KZ |location=Almaty |isbn= |page= |pages= |url= }}</ref> (Red Town) was a [[medieval]] trading settlement on the [[Silk Road]], situated close to the mountain [[Sherkala]]. The town developed around the 10th century with the arrival of settlers from [[Khorezm]], and declined in the 13th century after the [[Mongol]] conquest of Khorezm. This decay was reinforced by changes in the level of the [[Caspian Sea]], which caused [[Caravan (travellers)|caravans]] to take a new route, bypassing Kyzylkala.<ref name="Bradt"/><br />
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According to [[Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī|al-Khwārizmī]] Kyzylkala was founded by the invading [[Sheikh]] of [[Khorezm Astsyz]] after conquering [[Mangyshlak Peninsula|Mankashlak]] in 1138. Remains of several buildings including fortifications, an extensive [[caravanserai]], [[mausoleum]] and three ovens have been identified. Remains of [[Oghuz Turks|Oguz]], [[Khorezm]] pottery and stone [[talc]] vessels originating from [[Sultan-Uizdag]] mountain have been found. But coins have never been found either here or at Sherkala, implying that only [[barter]]ing occurred.<ref name="KTLOW"/><br />
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