Barchkend

Barchkend was one of the medieval cities of the lower Syr Darya, in the country east of the Aral Sea. Old branches of the river crossed a dry plain here, sustaining irrigated fields and settlements along routes between Otrar and Khwarazm. The city's name survives in historical accounts alongside those of Jend and Asanas. This river country brought the towns of the oasis into contact with the pastoral peoples of the surrounding steppe.