Por-Bazhyn
Por-Bazhyn is a ruined structure on a lake island high in the mountains of southern Tuva. The name means "clay house" in Tuvan. Excavations suggest that it was built as a Uyghur palace in the 8th century AD, converted into a Manichaean monastery soon after, abandoned after a short occupation, and finally destroyed by an earthquake and subsequent fire.Por-Bazhyn
- Type: Castle
- Description: ruined fortress in Tuva
- Categories: archaeological site, fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tuva, Eastern Siberia, Siberia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.61519° or 50° 36′ 55″ northLongitude
97.38478° or 97° 23′ 5″ eastOpen location code
9M2VJ98M+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 202399265OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1580447
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Yakut—“Por-Bazhyn” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Por-Bajin”
- Chinese: “博爾巴任”
- Czech: “Por-Bažin”
- Danish: “Por-Bajin”
- Danish: “Por-Bazjyn”
- Dutch: “Por-Bajin”
- Dutch: “Por-Bazjyn”
- Esperanto: “Por-Baĵin”
- Estonian: “Por-Bažõni kindlus”
- French: “Por-Bajyn”
- German: “Por-Baschyn”
- Italian: “Por-Bažyn”
- Japanese: “ポル=バジン”
- Korean: “포르바진”
- Persian: “پر-باژین”
- Polish: “Por-Bażyn”
- Portuguese: “Por-Bazhyn”
- Russian: “Пор-Бажин”
- Russian: “Пор-Бажын”
- Serbian: “Por-Bažin”
- Spanish: “Por-Bajin”
- Spanish: “Por-Bazhyn”
- Turkish: “Porbajın”
- Tuvinian: “Пор-Бажың”
- Uighur: “پورباجىن قەدىمى شەھىرى”
- Ukrainian: “Пор-Бажин”
- Yakut: “Пор-бажын”
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