Schahrestan (urban development)
In medieval cities in Central Asia, Schahrestan or Schahristan is the city center surrounded by a city wall with towers and gates . Within the Shahrestan there is often a specially walled citadel . Outside the city walls are settlements labeled Rabat (= suburb).
literature
- Klaus Pander: Schahrestan . In: Central Asia . 5th updated edition. DuMont Reiseverlag , 2004, ISBN 3-7701-3680-2 , p. 333 (DuMont art travel guide).