Uzbekistan
Chilpik the Tower of Silence
Chilpik the Tower of Silence comprises the remains of a Zoroastrian altar to expose dead bodies to the elements.
This funerary site is one of the very few surviving examples of a dakhma worldwide, and the only one discovered so far in Uzbekistan. The circular adobe tower dates from the 1st century AD.
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- Full Name
- Chilpik the Tower of Silence (ID: 6902)
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Status
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On tentative list 2025
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History of Chilpik the Tower of Silence
- 2025: Added to Tentative List
- None
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
- iii
- iv
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- Religious structure: Indigenous
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