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Kegeti Destination Guide

Touring Kegeti in Kyrgyzstan

Kegeti in the region of Chüy is a city located in Kyrgyzstan - some 32 mi or ( 52 km ) East of Bishkek , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kegeti

Time in Kegeti is now 12:35 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Bishkek " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Fergana, Andijan, Taraz, Taldykorgan, and Yur'yevka. Being here already, consider visiting Fergana . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kegeti ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

PESI 2007 Trip to Kegeti

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A video put together by one of the translators of the day our group went with a group out to a local waterfall. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Balasagun

Balasagun was an ancient Soghdian city in modern-day Kyrgyzstan, located in the Chuy Valley between Bishkek and Issyk-Kul Lake. Balasagun was founded by Soghdians, a people of Iranian origin and the Soghdian language was still in use in this town till the 11th century. It was the capital of the Kara-Khanid Khanate from the 10th Century until it was taken by the Kara-Khitan Khanate in the twelfth century. It was then captured by the Mongols in 1218. The Mongols called it Gobalik ("pretty city").

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Located at 42.75 75.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Kyrgyzstan, Chuy Province, Former populated places in Kyrgyzstan, Populated places along the Silk Road

Burana Tower

The Burana Tower is a large minaret in the Chuy Valley in northern Kyrgyzstan. It is located about 80 km east of the country's capital Bishkek, near the town of Tokmok. The tower, along with grave markers, some earthworks and the remnants of a castle and three mausoleums, is all that remains of the ancient city of Balasagun, which was established by the Karakhanids at the end of the 9th century.

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Located at 42.75 75.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 11th-century architecture, Chuy Province, Museums in Kyrgyzstan, Towers in Kyrgyzstan

Suyab

Suyab, 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 Chui River valley, present-day Kyrgyzstan.

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Located at 42.81 75.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Kyrgyzstan, Chuy Province, Former populated places in Kyrgyzstan, History of Central Asia, History of Kazakhstan, History of the Turkic peoples, Populated places along the Silk Road, Populated places established in the 6th century

Tokmok

Tokmok is a city of about 53,087 (2009 Census) (according, to other data, "over 58,000") in northern Kyrgyzstan, east of the country's capital of Bishkek. Its geographical location is {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:42|50|N|75|17|E|region:KG_type:city(75,000)|| | |name= }}; its altitude is 816 m above sea level. From 2004 until 19 April 2006 it served as the administrative seat of Chui Province. Just to the north is the Chu River and the border with Kazakhstan.

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Located at 42.83 75.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: History of Central Asia, Kazakhstan–Kyrgyzstan border crossings, Populated places established in 1864, Populated places in Chuy Province

Chuy District

Chuy is a raion (district) of Chuy Province in northern Kyrgyzstan. The district surrounds the provincial capital, Tokmok, but does not include it. The district capital lies at the city of Tokmok.

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Located at 42.83 75.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Districts of Chuy Province