Devori qiyomat, Devori ko′ndalang - an archaeological monument, the ruins of the hurricane defense wall of ancient Samarkand and surrounding villages (4th-2nd centuries BC - 8th century AD). In the south of Samarkand, along the right bank of the Dargom canal, it has been preserved in the form of a rise (up to 4 m high, 12 m wide, 50 m long). The wall of Doomsday was investigated by V. L. Vyatkin (1903). In 1936, M. Ye. Masson compared the results of archaeological excavations with the information of Eastern geographers. In 1969 Yu. F. Buryakov, M. M. Toshev conducted archaeological excavations. According to medieval Eastern sources, the Wall of Doomsday was 12 farsakhs (72 km) long, 14 gaz (about 10 m) high, and had 12 gates on top of which were fortified with golden constellations. The outermost points of the wall were the slopes of Choponota hill in the east, the area near the Dargom channel in the south, the village of Kheshrav in the west, and the village of Kunduz Sufi in the north. As a result of archaeological research, it was found that some parts of the Wall of Resurrection were built in different periods. At the beginning (4th century BC), the northern part of the Wall of Qiyamat was built in the form of 2 rows of pakhsa, the middle of which was in the form of corridor-like rooms. Later, corpses were buried in these rooms. By order of Abu Muslim, the Wall of Qiyamat was extended 7.5 farsakhs (45 km) to the south in 752-753, and a new densely populated area was surrounded. It was built of straw and raw bricks. Since 1466, the southern part of the Wall of Qiyamat has been called the Cross Wall. In the 19th century, it was also known as Alexander wall. This wall began to be called the Wall of Doomsday after the 18th century. References Archaeological sites in Uzbekistan Samarkand