City of Balasagun (Site of Burana)
Balasagun was an ancient 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.
- Archaeological site
- …is also known as “Balasagun”
- Opening hours: Monday–Friday 8:30 AM–8:00 PM
- Description: ancient Sogdian city in modern-day Kyrgyzstan
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burana Tower.
Burana Tower
The Burana Tower is a large minaret in the Chüy Valley in northern Kyrgyzstan. Burana Tower is situated 160 metres east of City of Balasagun (Site of Burana).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burana and Don-Aryk.
Don-Aryk
Village
Döng-Aryk is a village in the Chüy District of Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. Don-Aryk is situated 2½ km west of City of Balasagun (Site of Burana).
Alga
Village
Alga is a village in the Chüy District of Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. Alga is situated 6 km northeast of City of Balasagun (Site of Burana).
City of Balasagun (Site of Burana)
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Latitude
42.74672° or 42° 44′ 48″ north
Longitude
75.24821° or 75° 14′ 54″ east
Open location code
8JJQP6WX+M7
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“City of Balasagun (Site of Burana)” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلاساباغون”
- Arabic: “بلاساغون”
- Asturian: “Balasagun”
- Azerbaijani: “Balasağun”
- Azerbaijani: “Balasaqun”
- Bulgarian: “Баласагун”
- Catalan: “Balasagun”
- Catalan: “Gobalik”
- Central Bikol: “Balasagun”
- Chinese: “八剌沙衮”
- Chinese: “八剌沙袞”
- Chinese: “虎思斡鲁朵”
- Czech: “Balasagun”
- Czech: “Burana”
- Dutch: “Balasagoen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “رد”
- French: “Balasaghun”
- French: “Balasagun”
- German: “Balasagun”
- Hebrew: “בלאסאגון”
- Hindi: “बलासागुन”
- Hungarian: “Balasagun”
- Hungarian: “Balaszagun”
- Indonesian: “Balasagun”
- Italian: “Balasagun”
- Japanese: “バラサグン”
- Japanese: “バラサグン遺跡”
- Japanese: “ベラサグン”
- Kazakh: “Баласағұн”
- Kirghiz: “Баласагун”
- Kirghiz: “Баласагын шаары”
- Korean: “발라사군”
- Lithuanian: “Balasagunas”
- Persian: “بلاساغون”
- Persian: “بلاساقون”
- Persian: “بلاسغون”
- Portuguese: “Balasagum”
- Portuguese: “Balasagun”
- Russian: “археологический комплекс Бурана”
- Russian: “Баласагун”
- Russian: “Баласагын”
- Russian: “Беклык”
- Russian: “Бурана”
- Russian: “Куз Орду”
- Slovenian: “Balasagun”
- Spanish: “Balasagun”
- Swedish: “Balasagun”
- Tajik: “Балосоғун”
- Tatar: “Баласагын”
- Turkish: “Balasagun”
- Turkish: “Karabalasagun”
- Ukrainian: “Баласагун”
- Uzbek: “Bolasog‘un”
- Western Panjabi: “بلاساغون”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burana, citadel and Памятники эпиграфии / Epigraphy stones.
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