KYRGYZSTAN

TOKMOK
Tokmok
Sights & Sites
●Burana Tower – Balasagun (7 kms out of Tokmok); atlasobscura.com/places/burana-tower; 11^th Century minaret; among 1^st such buildings in Central Asia; original height 45 ms; today is 24.6 m (remaining portion came down during 15^th Century earthquake; in 10^th-12^th Centuries, Karakhanids khanate was great Central Asian and Kazakhstani feudal state; founders, karakhans, chigil tribes, lived in Tien-Shan and, for short time durin 10^th Century’s 2^nd half, they conquered large territory; among their state’s capitals was Balasagun; Burana tower, mausoleums and other buildings found after archeological excavations are witnesses that time period.