Fortress Toprak Kala

Ancient Fortress

Travelling between Nukus and Khiva we stopped at the ancient site of Toprak Kala. We had excellent guide with us on our journey across Uzbekistan and he was able to explain the history and once impor...

Go with a guide

Dating from 4-5th century AD, these ruins are quite worn down even in this excavated condition. There is little visual excitement to capture, but our guide created a story around these ruins that made...

Not to be missed

Beautiful kala, visited this December with a guided tour by Islambek travels, it was a sunny and lovely day. It is necessary to do some hiking, you should have good shoes. All fortresses are very wild...

Interesting place

When we arrived at the entrance there was a young lady, who informed us that we should pay 10 000 soums per person in order to enter the kala. Toprak kala was more interesting and bigger than Kyz...

An important part of Uzbek pre-Islam culture to see on your way from Chiva to Nukus

As other kala's (there are about 3 of special importance), this one was apparently built centuries before Islam arrived. Another small kala nearby merely contains a grave, telling some gruesome buri...