Rare coins, wall paintings and Damascus swords found in Akhsikent

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Rare coins, unique wall paintings of the Karakhanid period and thousand-year-old Damascus swords were found in Akhsikent (Namangan region). This was reported by the press service of the khokimiyat of Namangan region.

It is expected that the National Geographic TV channel will make several films about the finds. Currently, archaeologists are conducting research in the settlement of Akhsikent, located in the Torakorgan region.

A group of specialists are engaged in the restoration of paintings and decorations. Artifacts will be placed in the museum.

- The discovery of thousand-year-old swords and the fact that Akhsikent is their homeland never ceases to amaze us. In Chinese sources, it is written that the gates of the city of Akhsikent were made of gold. There is a legend among local residents that these gates got stuck at the bottom of Syrdarya. They are certainly based on historical facts, - foreign experts write their opinion.