Temir Darvoz Gate

There are separate peaks at the foot of the Turkestan range, which are its continuation. Here, on the western side of the peaks, there is a foothill called Morguzar, separated from the Nuratinsky mountains by the valley of the Sangzor River, where there are many gorges. The narrowest of the gorges is the 120-130 m wide gorge, popularly called the gate of Amir Temur.

This monument is revered as a holy temple, which was visited by our great ancestors.

Now there is a highway, a railway, a concrete highway and an ancient river. The area of the monument is 10.0 hectares.

According to legend, during a walk through the area of the ruler of the Timurid Empire, Jahangir, who was Timur's great–grandson, he pointed out to his army a mountain pass from two sides, after which this gorge became known as Amir Temur. There is an ancient cave in the gorge. Stone images engraved on the eastern side of the monument at a height of two and a half meters indicate that people inhabited this area back in the Bronze Age.

It is known for certain that the iron gate of Amir Timur is a strategic location of a system of fortifications and fortresses located on the Great Silk Road. The area is mentioned in Babur's work, Baburnama. This gorge was also known as the Jizzakh Passage.

There are ancient inscriptions made at different times, one in Persian, made by order of Mirzo Ulugbek, the second belongs to ruler Abdulalahan, it was made after the victory over Dashti Kipchak, the third inscription was written by Nicholas II at the end of the XIX century, today this inscription has been removed from the stone.