Former populated places in Kyrgyzstan

Balasagun ( or Balasagyn; ) was an ancient Sogdian city in modern-day Kyrgyzstan, located in the Chüy Valley between Bishkek and the Issyk-Kul lake. Located along the Silk Road, the ruins of the city were inscribed in 2014 on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor World Heritage Site.

Suyab (; Middle Chinese: /suʌiH jiᴇp̚/), also known as Ordukent (modern-day Ak-Beshim), was an ancient Silk Road city located some east from Bishkek, and west southwest from Tokmok, in the Chu river valley, present-day Kyrgyzstan. The ruins of this city, along with other archaeological sites associated with the Silk Road, was inscribed in 2014 as part of the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Navekat or Nevkat was an ancient Silk Road city that flourished between the 6th and 12th centuries. It lies near the modern village of Krasnaya Rechka, in the Chüy Valley, present-day Kyrgyzstan, about east of Bishkek. It was one of the most important trading centres of the region. Navekat was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 as a part of the site "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor".