Illegal demolitions and earthworks were carried out on the territory of ancient settlements.
As a result of inspections carried out by the Prosecutor General's Office, it was established that 5 archaeological sites located in the Romitan district of Bukhara region were seriously damaged for various reasons in the amount of 291.4 billion soums.
In particular, the damage to the monument of the medieval archaeological heritage "Tepa 9" amounted to 269.6 billion soums, the monument "Kalai Mullabektepa" - 19.7 billion soums, the monuments "Amirtepa", "Khoja" - 1.1 billion soums in connection with illegal earthworks and demolitions. The "Khakkitepa" monument worth 832 million soums and the "Tepa-5" monument worth 202 million soums were also damaged.
The report does not provide information about the persons or organizations that damaged the monuments. According to the Bukhara regional prosecutor's office, a criminal case has been initiated and a preliminary investigation is underway.
