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Navekat

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Navekat or Nevkat http://www.himalayanresearch.org/pdf/2012/vol16n1-2012.pdf was an ancient Silk Road city that flourished between the 6th and 12th centuries. It lies near the modern village of Krasnaya Rechka, in the Chüy Valley, present-day Kyrgyzstan, about 30 kilometers east of Bishkek. It was one of the most important trading centres of the region.Nevkat – An Ancient Silk Road City Retrieved 22 May 2018 Navekat was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014 as a part of the site "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor". Read more on Wikipedia

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