Suyab

5th–11th-century Silk Road city in modern Kyrgyzstan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Suyab (Persian: سوی آب; traditional Chinese: 碎葉; simplified Chinese: 碎叶; pinyin: Suìyè; Wade–Giles: Sui4-yeh4 Middle Chinese: /suʌiH jiᴇp̚/), also known as Ordukent (modern-day Ak-Beshim), was an ancient Silk Road city located some 50 km east from Bishkek, and 8 km west southwest from Tokmok, in the Chu river valley, present-day Kyrgyzstan. The ruins of this city, along with other acheological sites associated with the Silk Road, was inscribed in 2014 on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor World Heritage Site.[1]

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Suyab
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Suyab is located in Kyrgyzstan
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Suyab is located in West and Central Asia
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Suyab (West and Central Asia)
Alternative nameOrdukent
LocationChüy Region, Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates42°48′18.8″N 75°11′59.6″E
TypeSettlement
History
Founded5-6th century
Abandoned11th century
Site notes
ConditionIn ruins
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