CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS IN KHORASAN REGION DURING THE TIMURIDS

Abstract

This article deals with the dams that were the irrigation facilities of the Khurasan region during the Timurid period. All sources on the history of Uzbekistan contain information about the Turuk Dam, built only under the auspices of Alisher Navoi. Through this research, students will learn the history of the construction of dams such as Gulistan, Fariman, Akhlamad (Boysungur), Kirat, Turuk, built at the initiative of the Timurids in Khorasan region, the location of the dams, their current significance. The study of the high attention paid by the Timurid dynasty to the construction of dams provides new information on the history of the irrigation system.