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Balasagun
Sign in to saveBalasagun ( or Balasagyn; ) was an ancient Sogdian city in modern-day Kyrgyzstan, located in the Chüy Valley between Bishkek and the Issyk-Kul lake. Located along the Silk Road, the ruins of the city were inscribed in 2014 on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor World Heritage Site.
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Key facts
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan
- Ancient site.region
- Sogdia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.built
- 9th century
- Ancient site.condition
- In ruins
- Ancient site.name
- Balasagun
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Gobalik
- Ancient site.image
- Burana 01.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- The Burana Tower, at the site of what was once Balasagun
- Ancient site.map_type
- Kyrgyzstan#West Asia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Located in
- Chuy District
- Area
- 1900
- Capital of
- Qara Khitai
- Image
- Balasagun ruins.jpg
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Balasagun ( or Balasagyn; ) was an ancient Sogdian city in modern-day Kyrgyzstan, located in the Chüy Valley between Bishkek and the Issyk-Kul lake. Located along the Silk Road, the ruins of the city were inscribed in 2014 on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor World Heritage Site.
It was the capital of the Kara-Khanid Khanate from the 10th century until it was taken by the Qara Khitai (Western Liao dynasty) in 1134. It was then captured by the Mongols in 1218. The Mongols called it Gobalik "Pretty City". It should not be confused with Karabalghasun, now Ordu-Baliq in Mongolia, which was the capital of the Uyghur Khaganate.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Balasagun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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