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<< Our Photo Pages >> East Song Köl Balbal - Sculptured Stone in Kyrgyzstan

Submitted by h_fenton on Saturday, 04 September 2010  Page Views: 7855

Multi-periodSite Name: East Song Köl Balbal
Country: Kyrgyzstan
NOTE: This site is 54.817 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Sculptured Stone

Latitude: 41.801086N  Longitude: 75.393823E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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East Song Köl Balbal
East Song Köl Balbal submitted by h_fenton : Balbal at the eastern end of Song Köl (lake) Kyrgyzstan. 29 June 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)
A balbal still in its original position (possibly re-erected) in the countryside marking a small rectangular burial site defined by a line a small stones. this is located close to the road at the eastern end of Song Köl (lake), Kyrgyzstan.

Position taken using GPS, during the summer months there is a small yurt camp next to this site.
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East Song Köl Balbal
East Song Köl Balbal submitted by h_fenton : Balbal (turkic 6th-10th Century CE) marking a burial site close to the road at the eastern end of Song Köl (lake), Kyrgyzstan. 29 June 2008 (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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