Por-Bazhyn

Por-Bazhyn is a ruined structure on a lake island high in the mountains of southern . 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.
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Por-Bazhyn

Latitude
50.61519° or 50° 36′ 55″ north
Longitude
97.38478° or 97° 23′ 5″ east
Open location code
9M2VJ98M+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 202399265
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data 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”
  • Slovenian: “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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