Hauzdy

Hauzdy ("place of cisterns") is a hamlet in the Karatau foothills west of the Talas valley, in the Karatau planning zone of the Autonomous Tribal Regions (ATR), beside the ruined caravanserai of Rabat-i Kamal. Its population is about 310 (2022 estimate).^[1] The hamlet is named after the vaulted brick cisterns of the caravanserai, which stored water for travelers on the dry stretch of the old road; families still draw water from a stone-lined well beside them. Its households graze sheep on the surrounding slopes and guide the occasional visitor to the ruin.^[2]

References

1. ^ United Nations Mission in Irad (2022). Settlements and Services in the Karatau Zone. Kara-Oi.
2. ^ Talas State University Press (2009). Archaeological Map of the Karatau and the Kyzylkum Fringe. Talas.