这一定居点位于Zhanadarya河的南侧，距离该地区的行政中心Kyzylorda市以西约115公里，距离Zhanadarya河流量6公里。

与大多数中世纪定居点一样，这一定居点有城堡、shahristan and rabad。75x75米正方形的城堡由几个元素代表——围墙环绕的宫殿和东北角的塔楼），宽度为1米。城堡的中心建筑大小为37x28米。外墙被一条4至20米宽的护城河包围。定居点的shakhristan被一堵5米宽的墙包围，占地23公顷。shahristan城墙的方向与城堡城墙的方向重复。在它的领土上，有几个主要的遗址。其中两个遗址的尺寸分别为19x19米和17x17米。定居点rabad从西到东有1800米，从北到南有1500米。定居点周围还有一大片田野和运河，有许多分支、宗教建筑、住宅区、公共设施和小房子。其中许多可以通过陶瓷碎片的低海拔和低浓度来识别。

根据S.P.Tolstov领导的1960-1970年代考古考察的结果，大多数参与的研究人员一致认为，Zhankala的古代定居点可能与历史名城Zhent直接或间接相关。在构件领土上发现的钱币材料表明，构件与中亚和中东、中国、印度和欧洲地区有着密切的文化和贸易交流。

Ancient settlement of Zhankala (Zhent)

The component is located on the southern side of Zhanadarya River approximately in 115 km west from the city Kyzylorda – administrative centres of the region, and 6 km from the flow of Zhanadarya River.

Like most of the medieval settlement the component has the citadel, shahristan and rabad. The citadel in the form of the square of 75x75 m is represented by several elements – palace surrounded with the wall and the north-eastern corner tower) that has 1 m in width. The central building of the citadel has the size of 37x28 m. The outer wall was surrounded with a moat 4 to 20 m in width. The shakhristan of the settlement is surrounded by a wall of 5 m in width and covers the area of 23 ha. Directions of shakhristan walls repeat directions of the walls of the citadel. On its territory, there are several major sites. Two of them can be identified as the caravanserais of 19x19 and 17x17 m in size. The rabad of the settlement has the size 1800 m from the west to the east and 1500 m from the north to the south. Around the settlement there is also a significant area covered with the fields and canals with numerous branches, religious buildings, residential estates, public facilities and small houses. Many of them can be identified by the low elevations and concentrations of the ceramic fragments.

Following the results of the archaeological expedition of 1960-1970s lead by S.P. Tolstov, most of the researchers involved agreed that the ancient settlement of Zhankala could by directly or indirectly associated with the historical city of Zhent. The numismatic materials found on the territory of component demonstrate its close culture and trading interchanges with the regions of Central Asia and the Middle East, China, India and Europe.