This article discusses the rustoks formed in the Central Sughd region and the archaeological research conducted in them. Rustoks were a specific administrative-economic area in the early and developed Middle Ages, and were formed as a specific unit during historical development. Research conducted in this area also confirms these ideas.

Turkistan, Zarafshan, Hissar, defensive wall, pottery, glassmaking, blacksmithing, handicrafts, Afrosiab, Varaqsar, Shavdar, Sanjarfag'n, Central Sugd.

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