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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Balasagun stone Balbas Alternative Name: BuranaCountry: Kyrgyzstan Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Tokmok Nearest Village: Balasagun
Latitude: 42.748106N Longitude: 75.249539E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Sculptured standing stones or tomb markers of the 6th to 8th century CE.
The remains of the ancient city of Balasagun/Burana lies around the stones. The balbas (sculptured stones are collected from all over Kyrgyzstan to this place. The city was an important Silk Road station. Today, the Balbas with faces and the Burana tower are still visible.
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