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Serags
Serahs oasis, situated between Nishapur
and Merv was one of the important points on the way of
the Great Silk Route. The significance of Serahs increased
after the Arabs' invasion. It was in those days that the
direction of one of the main routes of the Great Silk
Road has been changed; now it led from the central areas
of Iran to Nishapur and from there, across Serahs, to
Merv and further to the east.
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11th century is marked by the formation of a strong Turkmen
state with the dynasty of Great Seidjuks at the head,
who left a brilliant mark in the history of Middle and
Near East people.Creation of two and even three - layered
dome constructions became a remarkable achievement of
the architectural style of the Seraks architecture. The
Seraks fortress became an important town, surrounded with
clay (paksha) walls with towers and moats.In 11-12 c.c.
the town presented a citadel. Abul Fazil mausoleum (its
folk name is Sarakhs Baba). It is one of the most perfect
pieces of the South Turkmenistan architecture (1024) which
in spite of its small dimensions (15,4X 15,4 m in plan)
looks monumental enough. It has a double sphere conic
dome. Not far from Abul -Fazil tomb ther ked out in three
layers: deep vaulted bays on axes are underneath, an arcature
is above them and three bladed pendentives are beyond
in the subdome system. The dome is double-shelled. |
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