It was a fortified urban and production center: its development and prosperity were conditioned by surrounding natural resources, the Zarafshan river and Karnab mountains. It was a resilient economic and strategic center along the Silk Roads, which survived through numerous invasions associated with Arab, Mongol, Timurid and Shaibanid periods. Moreover, it was also a proto-industrial and crafts production center, its metal and textile products were distributed along the Silk Roads. As a scientific center, Dabusiya settlement is associated with numerous scholars in philosophy, linguistics, Islamic law and theology.