Saray-Jük
Saray-Jük
Medieval city of the Golden Horde
Saray-Jük (Turki/Kypchak and Persian: سرایجوق, Sarāyjūq; Kazakh: Кіші Сарай, Kişi Saray; Tatar: Сарайчык, Sarayçıq), was a medieval city on the border between Europe and Asia. It was located 50 km north Atyrau on the lower Ural River, near the modern village of Sarayshyq, Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan. The city lay on an important trade route between Europe and China and flourished between the 10th and 16th centuries.