Koshoy Korgon or Qoshoy Qorgon ( ky, Кошой Коргон ) is a ruined fortress of uncertain date located in
At-Bashy District
At-Bashy () is a district of Naryn Region in Kyrgyzstan. The administrative center is at At-Bashy. Its area is , and its resident population was 55,771 in 2021. The mountain lake Chatyr-Kul lies in the southwestern part of the district.
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Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...
. The structure, which consists of walls made of mud enclosing a large area and is identified as a
korgon ("fortress", not to be confused with a
kurgan), is immediately to the southeast of
Kara-Suu
Kara-Suu () is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan, in the Fergana Valley. The town is 23 km northeast of Osh and is the capital of Kara-Suu District. Its population was 26,609 in 2021. It is a major industrial and trade center, on the border wit ...
village, and a little ways west of
At-Bashy
At-Bashy ( Kyrgyz: Ат-Башы) is a village in the Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan, about 35km southwest of Naryn on the main highway to the Torugart Pass. It is the seat of At-Bashy District. The At-Bashy Range to the south extends to Lake Chatyr- ...
village. It is named after Qoshoy
baatyr, one of
Manas's generals, who is thought to have been a catalyst for its construction. There is an on-site museum for tourists that is rarely open.
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Archaeological sites in Kyrgyzstan
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