سویاب
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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.
Key facts
- 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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Located in
- Tang dynasty
- Area
- 1360
- Capital of
- Turkic Khaganate
- Image
- BezeklikSogdianMerchants.jpg
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