Historical monuments of Navoi

Historical monuments of Navoi .
Cave paintings Sarmyshsaya a monument of antiquity, located 45 km from the city of Navoi in the valley on the southern slopes of Tau. This is one of the bewitching sights of Navoi. Anyone has the opportunity to see ancient history in the form of rock art galleries, of which there are more than four thousand. Figures are carved along the river for two miles.
The scientists studied the area and studying petroglyphs many times. The result of their scientific work was detailed images of animals, people and various totemic symbols. The researchers found that the majority of petroglyphs belong to the Bronze Age, but also meet and drawings, dating from the Late Stone Age and Neolithic.
Sardoba Malik
One of the valuable monuments of Uzbekistan is Sardoba Malik near Navoi - a giant water storage.Right beside the road, in the desert Malik the portal of the XII century, that once led to Rabat-i-Malik "the king's castle" ("Rabat" - castle, fortress) can still be seen.
Sardoba Malik served as the source of water for this area.
As it is translated from Farsi "sard" means “cold”, "oba" means “water”. It turns Sardoba – “cold water”
Sardoba Malik near Navoi.

Sardoba Malik near Navoi - recessed into the ground brick cistern overlapped with a stepped dome. Sardoba is filled with water from the Zarafshan river along the underground channel called “kyariz”. The downhill (ramp) leads to water from the portal.
History of Sardoba Malik in Navoi.Sardoba Malik was built in the 13th century. The depth of the reservoir reaches 13 meters. Sardoba is covered with a dome, the diameter of which is 12 meters. At the bottom you can see three light windows.
A man needed much wisdom to work out surprisingly reasonable structure, built of brick and two-thirds of depth in the ground. Thus, only the dome stands on a surface.
Visit Sardoba Malik in Navoi
The clay for bricks for Sardoba Malik in Navoi was mined in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya. People from ancient times knew and appreciated its heat-resistant, waterproof and thermal insulation properties. This clay-gel was kneaded in a special way, with the addition of camel's hair. Molded bricks for the year "roasted" in the sun. And if it did not crack and did not change the form, it was sent to the fire. After firing, the brick was again strictly selected by the sound, shape and other qualities. The clay mortar was kneaded on the water with the addition of sheep's milk and camel’s hair. As a result the wall of Sardoba Malik was not only durable, but also completely eliminated the filtration of water, keeping it clean, clear and cold. At the bottom of Sardoba Malik workers circularly stacked bricks mixed with gunch mixed. The next layer was from coal of burnt saxaul. Our ancestors, the architects were well aware that underground water was salty, and coal served as a good carbon filter to purify water from salt.