Книга: Otrar: Ghost Town, Silk Road, Karatau, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, China

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Otrar or Utrar (also called Farab) is a Central Asian ghost town that was a city located along the Silk Road near the current town of Karatau in Kazakhstan. Otrar was an important town in the history of Central Asia, situated on the borders of settled and agricultural civilizations. It was the center of a great oasis and political district, commanding a key point connecting Kazakhstan with China, Europe, Near and Middle East, Siberia and Ural.