Kyrgyztan - Silk Roads Sites in Kyrgyzstan

"Kyrgyzstan is one of the countries occupying a zone of early contacts. In the south and in the north of the country Silk Road is represented by various sections which are well expressed and marked by important monuments of history and culture..."

- Nomadic Monuments of Inner Tien Shan
- Sites of the southern Issyk Kul
- Medieval sites in the Upper Chui Valley: Navikat (Krasnaya Rechka), Suyab (Ak Beshim) and Balasagyn (Burana)
- Cultural Environment of Manas Ordo
- Cultural Landscape of Safid Bulan
- Uzgen and Shorobashat sites

Source: UNESCO World Heritage


Burana Tower, a surviving remnant of ancient city of Balasagun, on a clear day with majestic view of Kyrgyz Alatau mountains. Thanks to DAO of United Kingdom who visited Kyrgzstan.