Kyrgyzstan

Burana Tower

The tower and the city beneath its name On the open plain of the Chüy Valley, Burana Tower rises as the most recognizable remnant of a much larger medieval settlement. The Kyrgyz Republic’s education resource dates the minaret to the eleventh or twelfth century and describes it as one of the earliest surviving tower structures of its kind in Central Asia. The site is commonly called Burana, while UNESCO identifies the heritage component as the…...