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Mount Mugh

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Zachary Rosalinsky

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified Jul 06, 2022 04:52 PM — History

Small, remote mountain peak in Tajikistan with a castle used in the 7th-8th centuries CE as a refuge by the Sogdian rulers of Panjakent. The site was the source of a major find of Sogdian documents.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/816647928

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
39.439081, 68.273353

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Representative Locations:
- Approximate imagery location of Mount Mugh Fortress (AD 550 - AD 750) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

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Place type:
mountain

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Suggested citation:
Zachary Rosalinsky, and Tom Elliott, 'Mount Mugh: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/816647928> [accessed: 30 July 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/816647928 |title=Places: 816647928 (Mount Mugh) |author=Rosalinsky, Z. |accessdate=July 30, 2025 6:44 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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