Burana

Burana lies between the Chu River and the northern Tian Shan in Kyrgyzstan’s Chüy Valley, a position that placed the medieval city of Balasagun on routes crossing Central Asia. The archaeological site is best known for the Burana Tower, an 11th-century minaret and one of the principal surviving monuments of the Karakhanid period. Its museum grounds also hold stone balbals, Turkic funerary markers gathered from the surrounding region. Once a capital of the Karakhanid Khanate, Balasagun remains an important stop for understanding the Silk Roads in Kyrgyzstan. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of the Chüy Valley.

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