Zhaushikumtobe

Zhaushikumtobe is a settlement mound in the Shardara country along the middle Syr Darya. It belongs to a group of medieval towns that included Sutkent and Bairkum, standing among irrigated lands and river crossings. These places linked the settled oasis with the steppe and the routes downstream toward Otrar. The earthen mound preserves traces of buildings once raised beside the river, where old channels and canals supported a network of settlements.