Ancient Pap  Date of Submission: 18/01/2008 Criteria:
(i)(iii)(iv) Category: Cultural Submitted by: National
Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan for UNESCO State,
Province or Region: Namangan Region Coordinates: N40 50 E71 02
Ref.: 5294 Word File      A site of ancient settlement Ancient
Pap and adjoining urban burial ground are located on the right
bank of Syrdarya River. A site of ancient settlement has entered
into the scientific literature under the name - Balandtepa
(local population calls as Munchaktepa - Ayritom city). A site
of ancient settlement Balandtepa (Bab-Pap) - ruins of ancient
city, the area of more than 9 hectares, it is destroyed,
especially from side of Syrdarya River and consists of two
parts. Collected archeological materials chronologically covered
the period from the I to VIII centuries. Ancient Pap
structurally consisted of following parts: 1. A citadel - the
raised and strengthened southeast part of the site of ancient
settlement. 2. Internal city - more lowered part around the