Arkhan

Arkhan stood near the south bank of the Amu Darya at a crossing linking Tokharistan with Khuttal. The medieval town has been identified with Imam Sahib, north of Kunduz. An imposing octagonal fort rose on an earthen rampart above the plain. Its surviving mud-brick walls and circular towers largely belong to the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries, and fragments of glazed tile have been found inside.