The age of this Zoroastrian ancient monument - dakhma Chilpyk ( shilpyk,chilpak kala ) is more than 2200 years. Chilpyk is a round roofless tower,15 meters high and 65 meters in diameter,built at the top of the rounded natural hill, 43km away from Nukus. Originally the tower had a 20-meter stair with steps cut right in the hill.From the base of the tower there was a passage leading to the river. Around the tower and inside it there were found ossuaries of clay and stone,some of them are displayed today in the museums of Nukus and Tashkent. With the advent of the Arabs to these lands (the 7 century ) the tower was rebuilt for the first time, then during the heyday of ancient khorezm (the 9-10) centuries again.Some researchers believe that the khorezmians used chilpyk as a signal and defense tower along with other fortresses of thekhorezm shakh state.Chilpyk is one of the bright landmarks of Karakalpakstan-it is even depicted on the coat o...