Burana is a village in the

Chüy Region Chüy is the northernmost Regions of Kyrgyzstan, region of Kyrgyzstan, surrounding the country's national capital of Bishkek. It is bounded on the north by Kazakhstan, and clockwise, Issyk-Kul Region, Naryn Region, Jalal-Abad Region, and Talas Re ...

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

. Its population was 772 in 2021. It is most famous for the

Burana Tower The Burana Tower () is a large minaret in the Chüy 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 remnant ...

and the associated ruins of

Balasagun Balasagun ( or ''Balasagyn''; ) was an ancient Sogdian city in modern-day Kyrgyzstan, located in the Chüy Valley between Bishkek and the Issyk-Kul lake. Located along the Silk Road, the ruins of the city were inscribed in 2014 on the UNESCO Wo ...

located near it. Kyrgyzstan_Burana_balbal_field.jpg, Turkic

balbal Balbal or bal-bal can refer to: * Balbals or Kurgan stelae * Bal-Bal - in Philippine mythology, a Bal-Bal is an undead monster that steals corpses. {{Disambig ...

tomstones, Burana, 6-10th century CE File:Kyrgyzstan Burana tower.jpg, Burna tower, 11th century

References

Populated places in Chüy Region {{Chuy-geo-stub