ZURMALA STUPA

This stupa is all that remains of a Buddhist complex erected on the outskirts of Termez in the 1st century AD, at the same time as Fayaz Tepe and Kara Tepe located nearby. The original height of this brick tower, where Buddhist monks came to deposit their offerings, is not known. Today, its 16 m high dominates a vast expanse of cotton fields and deserted fields. The remains uncovered by the Soviets were transferred to Russia and, in the absence of an explanation, the tower remains somewhat mysterious.