The city of Nevaket has long been one of the most important of all the urban settlements in the Chuy Vally and in the Tian-Shan region. A blend of Turkic, Indian, Sogdian and Chinese culture can be seen in materials used in both the religious and civil buildings, constituting a fascinating expression of regional cultural dialogue. Archaeological excavations in and around the town have revealed a Zoroastrian grave site in the western suburbs, Nestorian Christian votive stones in the Citadel and Buddhist temples south of the town walls. Among the early mediaeval Buddhist buildings that have been excavated in the Chuy Valley, temples of Nevaket (Krasnaya Rechka) are the only that have been well preserved.
The Krasnaya Rechka site, situated 40km to the east of Bishkek, is the largest medieval settlement in the Chuy Valley. It is identified as the city of Nevaket. The area of its central ruins include two Shakhristans and an extensive enclosure to the west of them, including the western and southern extensions, -covering about 100 hectares, the area of the suburb(Rabad) surrounded with a long wall covers nearly 20km². Archaeological researches revealed several building periods: the first (upper) is related to the Karakhanid period(10th-12th century A.D.); the second is related to the Turgesh-Karluk period(8th-10th century A.D.). Cultural layers belonging to the 6th-8th century A.D. and the lowest belonging to the 5th-6th century A.D. were also discovered in the Rabad and the second Shakhristan.
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