Suyab
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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.
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- Ancient site.name
- Suyab
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Ordukent
- Ancient site.map_type
- Kyrgyzstan#West Asia
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.built
- 5-6th century
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 11th century
- Ancient site.condition
- In ruins
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- 1360
- Image
- BezeklikSogdianMerchants.jpg
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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.
== History == The settlement of Sogdian merchants sprang up along the Silk Road in the 5th or 6th century. The name of the city derives the Suyab River, whose origin is Iranian (in Persian: suy means "toward"+ ab for "water", "rivers"). It was first recorded by Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang who traveled in the area in 629:
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