Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Balochistan
District: Turbat
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 2nd Century BCE-2nd Century CE
Description: It is located in 4-5 km south-west from the center of Turbat at the junction of two Kaurs which forms the head of the Sorap Kaur. To the west raises the Koh Imam Mountain. The site was discovered by Stein in 1928. The name of Zangian used by A. Stein is presently unknown by the local population. It is a large cemetery of rectangular cairns made up of several groups along the two banks of the Kaur. Currently the tombs are being destroyed by plundering for flat stones which form the walls of the tombs for the erection of the new buildings in Turbat. Broken vessels were found near the plundered tombs. Being Zangian other similar cemeteries, but less extensive were visited to the west of Koh Imam and to the north of Siah Kangi Koh.
Latitude: 25.466666667
Longitude: 63.033333333
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Cartography of Ancient Settlements in Central Southern Pakistani Makran: New Data
Published In: Mesopotamia, Vol. 25
Year of Publication: 1990
Bibliography/Reference: Besenval, Roland, and Paul Sanlaville
