Guzal - Guzal

…With the exception of very small farming villages or oases that served as stops on transportation routes, all of the oases in Central Asia were walled cities with ramparts surrounding the urban area. Within the walls were the inner citadel (Ark, Khendiz), which symbolized the authority of the city's ruler, and the palace, as well as numerous residential areas (Mahalla, Ghuzar) separated by narrow streets, which were the places of daily life for the general oasis city residents. Each residential area had a temple or shrine, which was the center of the residents' spiritual life, and throughout the citadel there were bazaars (markets), which were the center of the residents' commercial and industrial activities, and public baths, where the residents could relax. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中央アジアのオアシスは，ごく小さな農村あるいは交通路上の宿駅としてのオアシスを別にすれば，いずれも市街地を囲む城壁をもつ城郭都市であった。城壁内には，都市の支配者の権威を象徴する内城(アルク，クヘンディズ)，宮殿のほかに，狭い街路で区分された多数の居住区(マハッラ，グザル)があり，これが一般のオアシス都市住民の日常生活の場であった。各居住区には，住民の精神生活の中心である神殿，寺院があり，また城内の各所には，住民の商業･産業活動の中心であるバーザール(市場)や，住民の憩いの場である公共浴場などが設けられた。…

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