Also geographerвЂ™s maps of the time show that the Qashqadaryo river ran straight through the city. To the South was the Gubden gate, to the West, the Nedzhariaya gates, from which a road led to Bukhara. In the East and Northeast, Kesh and Samarkand gates were located in the directions pointing towards the Kesh and Samarkand. Arab geographers at the time recorded that the city wall had four gates. To the West of the Shakhristan were the artisanal quarters. The northern part of the marshes was where residential areas of affluent citizens and aristocrats were located.

The city teemed with life, mosques were built, as well as palaces and other monumental buildings. Only after the Arab invasions, near Nautaka, near the bend of the Qashqadaryo river, did building works begin to build a city with a strong fortress wall. The few surviving inhabitants fled the region. This was until the 6th century when Arab forces arrived and Nautaka was wiped off the face of the earth. Alexander never returned to the Qashqadaryan valley and never saw the three treasured wonders of Nautaka. After a fierce battle, he captured that magnificent city. The commander was forced to end the siege (thought - at the time) and go to Samarkand, which was also stubbornly resisting. The main part of it was sent to the walls of Samarkand, the capital of Sogdiana, whilst he remained with the squad moving towards Nautaka.ДЄlexander's troops fought for two weeks at the walls of Nautaka, but the gate was not opened. Alexander was forced to divide his army into two parts. So this is the story, if you believe the legend. Anyone who owns an agate ring, will never know the bitterness of defeat, not give in to the enemy in a battle. It was said to give its owner courage, wisdom and bravery. This ring adorned the left hand of the ruler of Nautaka. Now the third curiosity was a ring of red agate, on which was carved a warrior holding a staff, with a falcon sitting on it. The hedgehog and the frog were taken out during sacred festivals and ceremonial processions. The chief priests of Nautaka were responsible for their safety. Secondly, a green frog, skillfully carved out of a large block of agate. First, a golden sacred hedgehog with turquoise needles. Among the treasures of the city, according Melkonon, there are three rarities, belonging to the ruler, Sesimitru. Being an experienced healer, Melkonan was close to the royal family and for this reason was familiar with the fortress of Nautaka, the lifestyle of the palace and the wealth of the capital of the Qashqadarya Oasis. In his youth, Melkonan had been captured by nomads and sold as a slave in to the service of the governor of Nautaka, Sesimitru. In the service of Macedonia was a priest named Melkonon who told him an important secret.

He then made an unexpected move and headed southeast, for the City of Nautaka. Without great effort, Alexander succeeded in taking Bukhara. In the year 329 BC, Alexander the Great began his campaign to take Central Asia, setting his sights on renowned, wealthy cities such as Samarkand and Merv. According to historical sources, Karshi began as a small town named Nautaka, on the Qashqadaryan Oasis, in the Erkugan region, in approximately the 8th to 5th Century BC. In 2006, in the town of Karshi, in the Kashkadarian state of Uzbekistan, residents celebrated the 2700th anniversary of the founding of the town.

Legend of the red falcon